Weather Records on 16 December 1933

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1933. Highest significance: Yercaud, IN.

Key Facts for 16 December 1933

On 16 December 1933, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 673 daily.
Yercaud set an all-time record daily precipitation of 257.8 mm (10.1 in) on 16 December 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 16 December 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	378.5 mm (14.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	329.2 mm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 December 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 December 1933 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 40, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1933

Top 20 records on 16 December 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1933	Yercaud, IN	all-time rain	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1933	Palamner, IN	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1933	Salem, IN	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Sendamangalam, IN	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Tranqubar, IN	monthly rain	378.5 mm (14.9 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Venkatagirikota, IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Rayachoti, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Rapur, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Kallakurichi, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Spencer, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Puttur, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Rasipuram, IN	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Gingee, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1933	Covelong, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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

1793 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1933. 1933 had 716 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 December 1933
Margin	Records
0 to 50	546
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1