Weather Records on 23 April 1993

1,256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1993. Highest significance: Lake Placid 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1993

On 23 April 1993, 1,256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 546 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,222 daily.
Lake Placid 2 S set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 23 April 1993.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,256 stations

1,256 station records on 23 April 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miracatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Piracuama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ana Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itaici	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson Correctional Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bastos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Townsend 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itacuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,256 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 375, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 23 April 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	375
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 23 April 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,016 broken records

Margins by which the 1,016 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1993

Top 20 records on 23 April 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1993	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1993	Chasm Falls, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1993	Canton 4 SE, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1993	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Beaver Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Cortland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Massena Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Lyons Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Galeton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Miracatu, BR	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Grafton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Newark, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Galeton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Elmira, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Gavar, AM	daily low min	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	10.2 C (18.4 F)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1993	Piracuama, BR	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 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

1800 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1993. 1993 had 1,256 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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Data for records on 1993-04-23: 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	907
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2