Weather Records on 11 May 1993

1,088 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1993. Highest significance: Henbury, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1993

On 11 May 1993, 1,088 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 322 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,059 daily.
Henbury set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 11 May 1993.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,088 stations

1,088 station records on 11 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Vergel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandera	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silvituc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	Syria	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamishli	Syria	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aquismon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,088 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 378, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	378
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,059.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1993

Top 20 records on 11 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1993	Henbury, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1993	Tenango de Doria, MX	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	El Vergel (Smn), MX	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Mandera, KE	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Pixoyal (Smn), MX	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Cangucu, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Maryvale, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Silvituc, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Booylgoo Spring, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Palmyra, SY	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Samaria, MX	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Abilene, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Grayling, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Pomeroy, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1993	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 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

1814 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1993. 1993 had 1,088 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1993-05-11: 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 10	742
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1