Weather Records on 4 December 1933

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1933. Highest significance: Roto Station, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1933

On 4 December 1933, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 509 daily.
Roto Station set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 4 December 1933.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 4 December 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nandaly (Tyrell West)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boxdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Midgeon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 December 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 December 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1933

Top 20 records on 4 December 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1933	Roto Station, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Korong Vale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Quambatook, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Mossgiel Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Goolgumbla, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Wonwondah (Mount Zero), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Burrabogie, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1933	Mount Elliot Tank, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1933	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1933	Nhill, AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1933	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1933	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1933	Steam Plains 2, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1933	Piangil, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	27 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

1796 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1933. 1933 had 524 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	411
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1