Weather Records on 7 August 1993

1,040 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1993. Highest significance: Caracas-la Mariposa, VE.

Key Facts for 7 August 1993

On 7 August 1993, 1,040 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,015 daily.
Caracas-la Mariposa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 138.1 mm (5.4 in) on 7 August 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,040 stations

1,040 station records on 7 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caracas-la Mariposa	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	138.1 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ika	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gridino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Cumarebo	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrovskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,040 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 423, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 7 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	423
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,015.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1993

Top 20 records on 7 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1993	Caracas-la Mariposa, VE	all-time rain	138.1 mm (5.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1993	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Buckhannon, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Koran, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Covington 3 SW, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Water Valley, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Loche, MX	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Booneville, US	monthly low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Mena, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Louisville, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Durant, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Ika, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Terry, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Lebanon, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Glenville, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Fordyce, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	43 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

1808 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1993. 1993 had 1,040 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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Data for records on 1993-08-07: 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	711
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1