Weather Records on 24 March 1993

1,210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1993. Highest significance: New Meadows Rs, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1993

On 24 March 1993, 1,210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
532 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,172 daily.
New Meadows Rs set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 24 March 1993.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,210 stations

1,210 station records on 24 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Cerrado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Instituto Biologico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbonsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clendenin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,210 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 126.

Records on 24 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	126

Records on 24 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1993

Top 20 records on 24 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1993	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1993	Turocak, RU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1993	Mt Hebron Rs, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1993	Haverhill, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1993	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1993	Middleton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Shippensburg, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Las Margaritas, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Bairro Do Cerrado, BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Bend, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Sao Caetano Do Sul, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Wigwam Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Hita, JP	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Hardwick, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1993	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	45 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

1794 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,210 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	915
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	20
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1