Weather Records on 12 October 1993

1,145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1993. Highest significance: Skegness, GB.

Key Facts for 12 October 1993

On 12 October 1993, 1,145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 418 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,118 daily.
Skegness set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 12 October 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,145 stations

1,145 station records on 12 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gyzyletrek	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sillre	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bispgarden 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallingford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riddarhyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Multra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hjalta_Kraftverk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solleftea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kubbe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jonstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampstead	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stora_Segerstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,145 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 284, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 12 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	284
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 12 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 1,118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

936 broken records

Margins by which the 936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1993

Top 20 records on 12 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1993	Skegness, GB	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1993	Gyzyletrek, TM	all-time rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1993	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1993	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Llano, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Concord, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Sillre, SE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Bispgarden 1, SE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Lannas, SE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Wallingford, GB	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Camden 3 W, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Riddarhyttan, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Multra, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Hjalta_Kraftverk, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Solleftea, SE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Kubbe, SE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1993	Dillon, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	46 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

1805 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1993. 1993 had 1,145 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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Data for records on 1993-10-12: 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	908
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3