Weather Records on 20 March 1993

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1993. Highest significance: Chazy, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1993

On 20 March 1993, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 967 daily.
Chazy set a daily record snow depth of 119.4 cm (47.0 in) on 20 March 1993.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 20 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Bajtal	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milyunup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 157.

Records on 20 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	157

Records on 20 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 967.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

868 broken records

Margins by which the 868 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1993

Top 20 records on 20 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1993	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Bunkin, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Darkan, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Arundel, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Benalla, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Duranillin, AU	monthly rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Manjimup, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Roelands Village, AU	monthly rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	The Oaks, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 1,014 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-03-20: 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	793
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	11
400 to 500	7
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1