Weather Records on 17 December 1933

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1933. Highest significance: Pudukkottai, IN.

Key Facts for 17 December 1933

On 17 December 1933, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 685 daily.
Pudukkottai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 17 December 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 17 December 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 December 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 December 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 205.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1933

Top 20 records on 17 December 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1933	Pudukkottai, IN	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1933	Puttur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Rajampet, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Tada, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Magadi, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Rapur, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Kanakapura, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1933	Uttiramerur, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	14 years	47 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 710 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 50	551
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1