Weather Records on 9 May 1993

967 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1993. Highest significance: Weatherford, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1993

On 9 May 1993, 967 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 940 daily.
Weatherford set a daily record precipitation of 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 9 May 1993.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

967 stations

967 station records on 9 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mandera	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ringgold	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doetinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gackle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumka 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Icamole	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollow	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hulah Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bocholt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keystone Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skiatook	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

967 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 405, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1993

Top 20 records on 9 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1993	Weatherford, US	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1993	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1993	Perkins, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1993	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1993	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1993	Mandera, KE	monthly rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Zaandam (Hembrug), NL	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Ringgold, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Medina, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Geary, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	El Reno 1 N, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Doetinchem, NL	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Okeene, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Abbeville, FR	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Miami, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Adams 7 SSW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	54 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

1793 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 967 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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Data for records on 1993-05-09: 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 20	713
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1