Weather Records on 15 August 1993

831 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1993. Highest significance: Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1993

On 15 August 1993, 831 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 788 daily.
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 15 August 1993.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

831 stations

831 station records on 15 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Allandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Soledad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Njandoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culiacan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batatais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aquespala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temoaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

831 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 290.

Records on 15 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1993

Top 20 records on 15 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1993	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1993	Eucla, AU	monthly rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1993	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1993	Decorah, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1993	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Harmony, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Parndana (Allandale), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Parndana (Lyndhurst), AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Northwood, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Caledonia, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Finca la Soledad, MX	all-time rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Njandoma, RU	all-time rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Buffalo 2NE, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Lansing, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Parndana (Pioneer Bend), AU	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Culiacan (Dge), MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Genoa Dam 8, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1993	Wharminda, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	48 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 831 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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Data for records on 1993-08-15: 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	525
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2