Weather Records on 31 March 1993

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1993. Highest significance: Bikin, RU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1993

On 31 March 1993, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 632 daily.
Bikin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 31 March 1993.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 31 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barneston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leckford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Leonor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Universo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 31 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 31 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1993

Top 20 records on 31 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1993	Bikin, RU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1993	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1993	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1993	Sacaton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1993	Centralia, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1993	Campbell, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1993	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1993	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1993	Waukon 3NNE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Oakland, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Blue Rapids, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Dailey 1 SE, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Marysville, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Charles City, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Clinton Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Kenosha Wwtp, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Eldora, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1993	Lop Buri, TH	daily low min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	35 years	49 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

1808 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1993. 1993 had 668 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-03-31: 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 50	525
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1