Weather Records on 15 December 1993

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1993. Highest significance: Udon Thani, TH.

Key Facts for 15 December 1993

On 15 December 1993, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 711 daily.
Udon Thani set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 15 December 1993.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 15 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peach Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bracknell (Elizabeth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erriba (Cradle Mountain Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Lourenco Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Bringagee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-59.7 C (-75.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pot-the-Red	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 15 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 15 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1993

Top 20 records on 15 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1993	Udon Thani, TH	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1993	Camperdown (Ettrick), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1993	Beachport, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Mount Richmond, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Nelson, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Peach Springs, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Derrinallum (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Maizuru Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Meadows of Dan 5 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Meander, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	45 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 734 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	557
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1