Weather Records on 15 October 1993

1,066 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1993. Highest significance: Goodooga (Brenda), AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1993

On 15 October 1993, 1,066 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 322 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Goodooga (Brenda) set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 15 October 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,066 stations

1,066 station records on 15 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Balowra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljuban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fjallnas	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Danta (Pedro Canario)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,066 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 15 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 15 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1993

Top 20 records on 15 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1993	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1993	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Maseru, LS	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Nymagee (Balowra), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Funnystone, ZA	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Goodooga (Mogila), AU	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	4.9 C (40.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Piper City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Thurulgoona, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Convamore, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Compton, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Buzau, RO	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Skegness, GB	daily low max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	88 years	40 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

1794 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,066 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	858
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1