Weather Records on 11 October 1993

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1993. Highest significance: Lowestoft, GB.

Key Facts for 11 October 1993

On 11 October 1993, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 496 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 861 daily.
Lowestoft set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 11 October 1993.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 11 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Donetsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vyartsilya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Rietvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lettele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berezovo-1	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shenandoah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 268, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 11 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	268
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 11 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1993

Top 20 records on 11 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1993	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1993	Donetsk, UA	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1993	Vyartsilya, RU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1993	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1993	Eureka, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Wattisham, GB	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Carthage, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Summerville 4W, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Reading Wb City, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Plain Dealing, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Groot Rietvlei, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Beaver Dam, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Arcadia, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Bolivar, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Camden 1, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1993	Hagerstown, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 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 883 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 20	639
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2