Weather Records on 14 October 1993

1,223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1993. Highest significance: Biloxi, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1993

On 14 October 1993, 1,223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,188 daily.
Biloxi set a daily record precipitation of 181.1 mm (7.1 in) on 14 October 1993.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,223 stations

1,223 station records on 14 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sandhammaren	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grambek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Kirchwerder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ystad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simrishamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Travemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boltenhagen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itamaraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,223 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 369, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 14 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 14 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,188.

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 153.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1993

Top 20 records on 14 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1993	Biloxi, US	daily rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1993	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1993	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1993	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1993	Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1993	Sandhammaren, SE	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Rostock-Warnemunde, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Winton, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Grambek, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Hamburg-Wandsbek, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Arkona, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Hamburg-Kirchwerder, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1993	Konigsmoor, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	49 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 1,223 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	955
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2