Weather Records on 13 December 1933

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1933. Highest significance: Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1933

On 13 December 1933, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 400 daily.
Dalgety (Hamilton St) set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 13 December 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 13 December 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 December 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 December 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1933

Top 20 records on 13 December 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1933	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Glenara, AU	monthly rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Heber, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Cwebe, ZA	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Oakley, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Bologna, IT	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Santa Maria, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1933	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1933	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1933	Urana (Cocketgedong), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1933	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1933	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1933	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1933	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1933	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	49 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 422 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	323
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1