Weather Records on 23 August 1993

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1993. Highest significance: Maebashi, JP.

Key Facts for 23 August 1993

On 23 August 1993, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 767 daily.
Maebashi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 340.1 mm (13.4 in) on 23 August 1993.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 23 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ejido San Miguel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Znamianka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiririca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Satra_Gard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hool	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Unja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 23 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1993

Top 20 records on 23 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1993	Maebashi, JP	all-time rain	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	34 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1993	Ejido San Miguel, MX	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1993	Pedricea, MX	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Znamianka, UA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Madill, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Lukojanov, RU	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Carlsbad, US	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Fayetteville Drake Fld, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Villa Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Tiririca, BR	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Gurabo Substn, PR	monthly rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Budapest, HU	daily high min	23.8 C (74.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Mackinaw 3WSW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Andrews, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Paola, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Wolf Pt, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Wilbur, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1993	Simao, CN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	36 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

1802 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1993. 1993 had 796 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	531
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1