Weather Records on 8 July 1993

1,875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1993. Highest significance: Normanville, AU.

Key Facts for 8 July 1993

On 8 July 1993, 1,875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
519 were record highs and 515 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 135 monthly and 1,731 daily.
Normanville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.6 mm (3.0 in) on 8 July 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,875 stations

1,875 station records on 8 July 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lochiel Saltworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Manoora (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,875 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 395, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 841.

Records on 8 July 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	395
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	841
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1993 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 135, daily 1,731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,518 broken records

Margins by which the 1,518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1993

Top 20 records on 8 July 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1993	Normanville, AU	monthly rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	monthly rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	106 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Saddleworth, AU	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Kanmantoo, AU	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Callington, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Riverton, AU	monthly rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Strathalbyn, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Auburn, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Kadina, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 1993	Cowell, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1993	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1993	Anakie, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)

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 1,875 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-07-08: 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	1,200
10 to 20	228
20 to 30	69
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2