Weather Records on 28 July 1993

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1993. Highest significance: Stanley 3 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1993

On 28 July 1993, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Stanley 3 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 28 July 1993.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 28 July 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mainhardt-Ziegelbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hennepin Wtr Trmt Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Teutila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 293, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 28 July 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	293
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1993 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1993

Top 20 records on 28 July 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1993	Stanley 3 NNW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1993	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Poset, RU	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Everett, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Wailuku 386, US	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Grand Marais 2 E, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	San Felipe Usila, MX	daily rain	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Kimball 2NE, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Lancaster, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Selmer, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Indus 3 W, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1993	Presa Valerio Trujano, MX	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	40 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

1815 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1993. 1993 had 1,026 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1993-07-28: 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	643
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1