Weather Records on 4 February 1993

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1993. Highest significance: Balladonia, AU.

Key Facts for 4 February 1993

On 4 February 1993, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
649 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 985 daily.
Balladonia set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 4 February 1993.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 4 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tierra Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	186.5 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	248.5 mm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Korf	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vlamingh Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temamatla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas da Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 360, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 4 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	360
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 4 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 43, daily 985.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

889 broken records

Margins by which the 889 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

4 February 1993

Top 20 records on 4 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1993	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1993	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1993	Tierra Blanca, MX	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Broadlands, ZA	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Matiwa (B0S), ZA	all-time rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	186.5 mm (7.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Nooitgedacht, ZA	monthly rain	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Caete, BR	daily rain	248.5 mm (9.8 in)	181.3 mm (7.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn), MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1993	Kisinev, MD	daily high max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 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

1795 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 1,032 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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	854
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1