Weather Records on 31 January 1993

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1993. Highest significance: Saint Johns, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1993

On 31 January 1993, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 809 daily.
Saint Johns set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 31 January 1993.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 31 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Callao	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.9 mm (10.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ransaren_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-48.6 C (-55.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.6 C (-64.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 31 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 31 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1993

Top 20 records on 31 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1993	Saint Johns, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1993	Loa, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1993	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1993	Bangkok Metropolis, TH	monthly rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1993	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1993	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1993	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1993	Callao, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Little Port Walter, US	daily rain	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	275.9 mm (10.9 in)	203.9 mm (8.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Thangoo, AU	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Susendal, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Klimpfjall, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Umfors, SE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	48 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

1800 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1993. 1993 had 856 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 1993-01-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	621
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1