Weather Records on 1 March 1993

1,189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1993. Highest significance: Beowawe, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1993

On 1 March 1993, 1,189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 481 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 191 monthly and 991 daily.
Beowawe set a monthly record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 1 March 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,189 stations

1,189 station records on 1 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	296.5 mm (11.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canaday Steam Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ringuinea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,189 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 234.

Records on 1 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	234

Records on 1 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 191, daily 991.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

946 broken records

Margins by which the 946 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1993

Top 20 records on 1 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1993	Beowawe, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 March 1993	Bergplaats, ZA	monthly rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1993	Blyde (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1993	Riverton, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1993	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	296.5 mm (11.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1993	Medina, US	monthly snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1993	Sisters, US	monthly snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Barnes STN, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Wales, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Cambridge, US	monthly low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	La Junta Muni AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Sioux City Perry Creek, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Newark, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1993	Glentana, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	49 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

1808 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1993. 1993 had 1,189 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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 100	881
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1