Weather Records on 12 December 1933

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1933. Highest significance: Kimberly-de Beers, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 December 1933

On 12 December 1933, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 349 daily.
Kimberly-de Beers set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 12 December 1933.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 12 December 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 December 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 December 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1933

Top 20 records on 12 December 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1933	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1933	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1933	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1933	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1933	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1933	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1933	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1933	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily low max	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1933	Lowestoft, GB	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	40 years	22 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 358 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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 10	233
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2