Weather Records on 22 December 1933

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1933. Highest significance: Warwick Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1933

On 22 December 1933, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
519 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 675 daily.
Warwick Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 22 December 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 22 December 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 425, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 December 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	425
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 December 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 54, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

613 broken records

Margins by which the 613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1933

Top 20 records on 22 December 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1933	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	La Ctr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Maryland, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Tuni, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Polavaram, IN	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1933	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1933	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1933	Pratten, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1933	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1933	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1933	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1933	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	29 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

1793 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1933. 1933 had 729 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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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	579
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1