Weather Records on 31 October 1933

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1933. Highest significance: Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ.

Key Facts for 31 October 1933

On 31 October 1933, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
707 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 795 daily.
Geryville (El-Bayadh) set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 31 October 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 31 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Island 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 518, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 31 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	518
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1933

Top 20 records on 31 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1933	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1933	Colfax, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1933	Heppner, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1933	Quincy, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1933	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1933	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Brocken, DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Grand Island 2W, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Evanston 1 E, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Hays 1 S, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Browning, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1933	Albion, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 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

1805 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1933. 1933 had 796 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	665
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2