Weather Records on 24 August 1993

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1993. Highest significance: El Molino, MX.

Key Facts for 24 August 1993

On 24 August 1993, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 958 daily.
El Molino set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 24 August 1993.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 24 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Johvi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Barra Bonita (Cesp)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paraguacu Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itupeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caiua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Val de Palmas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taquaral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorocaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caon Fernandez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Mor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tepentu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yecorato (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 405.

Records on 24 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1993

Top 20 records on 24 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1993	El Molino, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Adjuntas, MX	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Ft Supply 3SE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Johvi, EE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Loche, MX	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Usina Barra Bonita (Cesp), BR	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Agudos, BR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Paraguacu Paulista, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Cafelandia, BR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Itupeva, BR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Caiua, BR	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Val de Palmas, BR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Dona Catarina, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high max	33.8 C (92.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1993	El Rosario, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	42 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

1802 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1993. 1993 had 987 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	632
10 to 20	81
20 to 30	36
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	2