Weather Records on 21 April 1993

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1993. Highest significance: Detour Village, US.

Key Facts for 21 April 1993

On 21 April 1993, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 828 daily.
Detour Village set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 21 April 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

847 stations

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

Weather records on 21 April 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
El Tigre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Vergel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridder	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Fundicion (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Pagoda (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zerdevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 21 April 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 21 April 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1993

Top 20 records on 21 April 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1993	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1993	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1993	El Tigre, MX	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	El Vergel (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Atlanta 5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Sosnovo-Ozerskoe, RU	monthly rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Huahuaxtla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Agua Buena (Smn), MX	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Capela Do Porto, BR	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Ridder, KZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	La Fundicion (Cfe), MX	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1993	La Pagoda (Cfe), MX	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	42 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

1793 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 847 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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	678
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2