Weather Records on 21 March 1993

687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1993. Highest significance: Vero Beach Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 21 March 1993

On 21 March 1993, 687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 672 daily.
Vero Beach Intl AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 21 March 1993.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

687 stations

687 station records on 21 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Depot	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gelendzik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adler	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tabligbo	Togo	Record low minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

687 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 147.

Records on 21 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	147

Records on 21 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1993

Top 20 records on 21 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1993	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1993	Condinup, AU	monthly rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1993	Sioux Falls, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1993	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1993	De Smet, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1993	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1993	Belle Fourche, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Chemung, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Whitesville 1N, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Mapleton Depot, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Bradford Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Barkhamsted, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Renovo, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1993	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	0 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

1797 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1993. 1993 had 687 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	465
100 to 200	40
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	11
400 to 500	7
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	2