Weather Records on 19 October 1993

1,044 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1993. Highest significance: Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1993

On 19 October 1993, 1,044 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,004 daily.
Cape Grim (Woolnorth) set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 19 October 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,044 stations

1,044 station records on 19 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuimato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gausvik	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbrier	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piracuama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,044 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 19 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 19 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 1,004.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

827 broken records

Margins by which the 827 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1993

Top 20 records on 19 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1993	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1993	Oujda, MA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1993	Stamford 1, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1993	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Sisseton, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Honey Grove, US	monthly rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Sherman, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Bairro Registro, BR	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Lajes Ab, PT	daily rain	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Archer City 2W, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Forsan, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Tula, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Calhoun City, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Colorado City, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Wolfe City, US	monthly rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Boxelder 3 NNE, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Fulton, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1993	Mineral Wells AP, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	44 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

1806 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1993. 1993 had 1,044 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 50	800
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2