Weather Records on 23 October 1933

241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1933. Highest significance: Kamloops, CA.

Key Facts for 23 October 1933

On 23 October 1933, 241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 226 daily.
Kamloops set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 23 October 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

241 stations

241 station records on 23 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

241 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1933

Top 20 records on 23 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1933	Kamloops, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1933	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1933	Revelstoke, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1933	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1933	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Glacier, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Fort Chipewyan, CA	monthly low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Morden, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Sagunbari, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Big Creek, CA	monthly low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1933	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 241 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	185
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3