Weather Records on 3 October 1993

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1993. Highest significance: Anna Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 3 October 1993

On 3 October 1993, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 857 daily.
Anna Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 3 October 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 3 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Haslam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Akkuduk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lathen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Rothenfelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meerbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woltersum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borgentreich-Buhne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zweelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Wildungen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eext	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 536, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	536
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 64, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

753 broken records

Margins by which the 753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1993

Top 20 records on 3 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1993	Anna Creek, AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	143 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Haslam, AU	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Akkuduk, KZ	all-time rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Lathen, DE	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Nashville, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Lingen, DE	monthly rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1993	Eyre, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Merino, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Abu Hamed, SD	all-time rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Gutersloh, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Bad Rothenfelde, DE	monthly rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	monthly rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Nowa Nowa, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1993	Meerbeck, DE	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	56 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

1834 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1993. 1993 had 926 records.

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

Records on 10-03 in each year
Year	Records
1834	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1859	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	3
1891	5
1893	4
1894	3
1895	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	6
1902	20
1903	3
1904	1
1905	7
1906	29
1907	5
1908	21
1909	13
1910	13
1911	22
1912	53
1913	17
1914	31
1915	13
1916	93
1917	77
1918	28
1919	46
1920	25
1921	82
1922	38
1923	46
1924	41
1925	171
1926	233
1927	335
1928	213
1929	223
1930	184
1931	256
1932	185
1933	178
1934	122
1935	423
1936	192
1937	386
1938	464
1939	352
1940	175
1941	662
1942	212
1943	306
1944	489
1945	521
1946	296
1947	725
1948	272
1949	426
1950	1,038
1951	706
1952	731
1953	645
1954	1,142
1955	426
1956	222
1957	469
1958	951
1959	704
1960	189
1961	804
1962	433
1963	431
1964	503
1965	281
1966	618
1967	610
1968	547
1969	624
1970	481
1971	511
1972	452
1973	613
1974	1,999
1975	809
1976	943
1977	480
1978	410
1979	573
1980	860
1981	1,138
1982	476
1983	648
1984	1,050
1985	1,013
1986	1,501
1987	1,324
1988	525
1989	906
1990	680
1991	862
1992	990
1993	926
1994	1,433
1995	1,249
1996	962
1997	1,085
1998	1,413
1999	1,683
2000	859
2001	846
2002	1,388
2003	1,107
2004	534
2005	1,406
2006	973
2007	872
2008	690
2009	1,322
2010	989
2011	1,024
2012	778
2013	856
2014	574
2015	824
2016	756
2017	1,064
2018	826
2019	1,427
2020	817
2021	635
2022	478
2023	1,024
2024	876
2025	733
2026	649

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Data for records on 1993-10-03: 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	666
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2