Weather Records on 12 March 1993

931 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1993. Highest significance: Rio Grande City, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1993

On 12 March 1993, 931 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 891 daily.
Rio Grande City set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 12 March 1993.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

931 stations

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

Weather records on 12 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manorkill	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chivela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ceramica Quirino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

931 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 144, Deepest snow cover 120.

Records on 12 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	144
Deepest snow cover	120

Records on 12 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 34, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1993

Top 20 records on 12 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1993	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1993	Corpus Christi NAS, US	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1993	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1993	Tullahoma, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1993	Manorkill, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Carthage, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Paintsville 1E, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Mae Hong Son, TH	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Five Points 5 SSW, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Upper Tract, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Santiago Chivela, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Bastrop, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Brookhaven City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Goliad, US	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	Jasper, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1993	McAllen Miller Intl AP, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 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

1810 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1993. 1993 had 931 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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Data for records on 1993-03-12: 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 100	721
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1