Weather Records on 20 July 1993

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1993. Highest significance: Vestervig, DK.

Key Facts for 20 July 1993

On 20 July 1993, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 885 daily.
Vestervig set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 20 July 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 20 July 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhnyj Tagil	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Willamette Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wushaoling	China	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Njandoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Fire STN #5	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tongde	China	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnee Dubrovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 325.

Records on 20 July 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 885.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1993

Top 20 records on 20 July 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1993	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1993	Parnu, EE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1993	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1993	Dodson 1 WNW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Lame Deer, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Nizhnyj Tagil, RU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Pecos Nm, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Brackettville, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	N Willamette Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Canyon, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Turi, EE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Wushaoling, CN	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Pearl, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Schuyler, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Portales, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	Colville, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1993	San Bartolo, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	44 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

1809 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1993. 1993 had 901 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 10	607
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2