Weather Records on 23 March 1993

1,151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1993. Highest significance: Kaka, TM.

Key Facts for 23 March 1993

On 23 March 1993, 1,151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,109 daily.
Kaka set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 23 March 1993.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,151 stations

1,151 station records on 23 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaka	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cheshme	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grays Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hennepin Wtr Trmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evadale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,151 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 323, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 23 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	323
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 23 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 1,109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

980 broken records

Margins by which the 980 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1993

Top 20 records on 23 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1993	Kaka, TM	all-time rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1993	Cheshme, TM	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1993	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1993	Etwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1993	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1993	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Monteagle, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Morrison, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Prineville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Princeville, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Sodrelia, BR	daily rain	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Shippensburg, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1993	Cypress, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 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

1796 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1993. 1993 had 1,151 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	913
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1