Weather Records on 7 July 1993

1,762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1993. Highest significance: Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA.

Key Facts for 7 July 1993

On 7 July 1993, 1,762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
547 were record highs and 707 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,680 daily.
Cape Town Maitland (Cem) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 7 July 1993.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,762 stations

1,762 station records on 7 July 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Comala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba (Mountain Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside (Lake View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bannaby (Hillasmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Higuera Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn (Alpyn Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rzev	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,762 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 466, Highest daily minimum 343, Lowest daily minimum 241, Heaviest daily rainfall 508.

Records on 7 July 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	466
Highest daily minimum	343
Lowest daily minimum	241
Heaviest daily rainfall	508
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1993 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 76, daily 1,680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,356 broken records

Margins by which the 1,356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1993

Top 20 records on 7 July 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1993	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	all-time rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 July 1993	Jefferson City Wtp, US	monthly rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	98 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 July 1993	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1993	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1993	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1993	Union, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1993	Hoxie, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1993	Tanana AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1993	Newell, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1993	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	California, US	all-time rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Rudall, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Clifton City, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Arkaroola, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Comala, MX	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Oakley 4W, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1993	Tilba Tilba (Mountain Valley), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	54 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 1,762 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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 2026-10-17 (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 25	1,290
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1