Weather Records on 13 October 1993

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1993. Highest significance: Kingsville, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 1993

On 13 October 1993, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 917 daily.
Kingsville set a daily record precipitation of 126.0 mm (5.0 in) on 13 October 1993.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 13 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buchten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narrowsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sevenum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claussville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 13 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 13 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1993

Top 20 records on 13 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1993	Kingsville, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Richmond, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Kingsville Naas, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Houston Barker, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Papane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Terrell, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Saltville 1N, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Evart, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Santa Barbara, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Canton 5 W, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Alfred, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Gospic, HR	monthly high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Petoskey, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Wytheville, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Brownsville, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Vardoe, NO	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1993	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	37 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 932 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	776

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Data for records on 1993-10-13: 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	697
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2