Weather Records on 1 December 1933

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1933. Highest significance: Creswick, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 1933

On 1 December 1933, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 558 daily.
Creswick set an all-time record daily precipitation of 156.7 mm (6.2 in) on 1 December 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 1 December 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 December 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 December 1933 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 77, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1933

Top 20 records on 1 December 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1933	Creswick, AU	all-time rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Amphitheatre, AU	all-time rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Navarre, AU	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Kingston, AU	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	all-time rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Smeaton Weir, AU	all-time rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Flinders State School, AU	all-time rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Lexton, AU	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Lyonville, AU	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Barkers Creek Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Beales Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Landsborough, AU	all-time rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1933	Stawell, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1933	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1933	Eversley, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1933	Fryerstown, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1933	Talbot (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1933	Cowles, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	56 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

1797 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1933. 1933 had 656 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	570
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1