Weather Records on 31 August 1993

1,286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1993. Highest significance: Bordertown, AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 1993

On 31 August 1993, 1,286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 587 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,216 daily.
Bordertown set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 31 August 1993.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,286 stations

1,286 station records on 31 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jermentau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meringur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Coyote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Vergel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,286 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 346, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 241, Heaviest daily rainfall 351.

Records on 31 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	346
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	241
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 66, daily 1,216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

999 broken records

Margins by which the 999 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1993

Top 20 records on 31 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1993	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 August 1993	Menard, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1993	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1993	Crosbyton, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1993	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1993	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1993	Tjuhtet, RU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1993	Willaura (Main Street), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Jermentau, KZ	all-time rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Meringur, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Presa Coyote, MX	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Sierra Blanca 2 E, US	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Jasper, US	all-time rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1993	Blue Mtn Dam, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	47 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

1796 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1993. 1993 had 1,286 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 10	875
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1