Weather Records on 31 December 1933

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1933. Highest significance: Ottawa Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 31 December 1933

On 31 December 1933, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 395 daily.
Ottawa Cda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 31 December 1933.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 31 December 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	338.6 mm (13.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-53.3 C (-63.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 December 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 December 1933 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1933

Top 20 records on 31 December 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1933	Ottawa Cda, CA	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1933	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1933	Lucinda Township, AU	monthly rain	338.6 mm (13.3 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1933	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	monthly rain	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Abbeville, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Sierra Madre Henszey, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1933	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1933	Jennings, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1933	Fort Simpson, CA	all-time low min	-53.3 C (-63.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1933	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1933	Mardie, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1933	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	32 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

1797 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1933. 1933 had 409 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	305
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1