Weather Records on 22 September 1993

1,448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1993. Highest significance: King City, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1993

On 22 September 1993, 1,448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 384 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,394 daily.
King City set an all-time record daily precipitation of 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 22 September 1993.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,448 stations

1,448 station records on 22 September 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	194.4 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gallinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guaimbe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Remedios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eleuterio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,448 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 731, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 September 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	731
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 September 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 51, daily 1,394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,162 broken records

Margins by which the 1,162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1993

Top 20 records on 22 September 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1993	King City, US	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	64 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 September 1993	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 September 1993	Maryville 2E, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	101 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Sredny Vasjugan, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Cwencwe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1993	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Sebeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	57 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

1793 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 1,448 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	985
20 to 40	137
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1