Weather Records on 15 April 1993

1,156 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1993. Highest significance: Bol'sie-Uki, RU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1993

On 15 April 1993, 1,156 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 486 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,127 daily.
Bol'sie-Uki set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 15 April 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,156 stations

1,156 station records on 15 April 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bol'sie-Uki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,156 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 336, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 15 April 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	336
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 15 April 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

944 broken records

Margins by which the 944 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1993

Top 20 records on 15 April 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1993	Bol'sie-Uki, RU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1993	Everett, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1993	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1993	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Laona 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Toulouse-Blagnac, FR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Bowie, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Chester, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Paris, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Benton, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1993	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 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

1801 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1993. 1993 had 1,156 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-04-15: 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	910
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1