Weather Records on 12 January 1993

1,923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1993. Highest significance: Garfield, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1993

On 12 January 1993, 1,923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
600 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,794 daily.
Garfield set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 12 January 1993.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,923 stations

1,923 station records on 12 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Staplehurst	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Club Crocodile Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	376.0 mm (14.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague River 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	509.6 mm (20.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tooloombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,923 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 384, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 591, Heaviest daily snowfall 295, Deepest snow cover 292.

Records on 12 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	384
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	591
Heaviest daily snowfall	295
Deepest snow cover	292

Records on 12 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 103, daily 1,794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,593 broken records

Margins by which the 1,593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1993

Top 20 records on 12 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1993	Garfield, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1993	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1993	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1993	Metter, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1993	Green Rvr, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1993	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Kipling 4 NNW, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Wenatchee, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Dover, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Staplehurst, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Palco, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1993	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	11 years	53 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

1794 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,923 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 200	1,562
200 to 400	23
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	3
800 to 1000	1