Weather Records on 14 September 1993

2,279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1993. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 14 September 1993

On 14 September 1993, 2,279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 962 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 2,183 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 14 September 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 14 September 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullion Creek (Mullion Range F	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverton Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,279 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 425, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 537, Heaviest daily rainfall 864, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 September 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	425
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	537
Heaviest daily rainfall	864
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 September 1993 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 85, daily 2,183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,856 broken records

Margins by which the 1,856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1993

Top 20 records on 14 September 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1993	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 September 1993	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	105 years	78 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Gravette, US	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Rewan Station, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Columbus, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Downing, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Durant, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1993	Kinnoul, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1993	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1993	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1993	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	59 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

1814 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1993. 1993 had 2,279 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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 20	1,633
20 to 40	136
40 to 60	49
60 to 80	27
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2