Weather Records on 23 October 1993

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1993. Highest significance: Orsha, BY.

Key Facts for 23 October 1993

On 23 October 1993, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 659 daily.
Orsha set a daily record precipitation of 31.9 mm (1.3 in) on 23 October 1993.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 23 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orsha	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donetsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshuld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnedvinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sharcovschina	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogalusa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lepel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chipley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tumeremo	Venezuela	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Polotsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fallfors	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 237, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 23 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	237
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 23 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 659.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1993

Top 20 records on 23 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1993	Orsha, BY	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Donetsk, UA	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Karlshuld, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Verhnedvinsk, BY	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Sharcovschina, BY	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Perpignan, FR	daily low max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low min	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Saluda, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Junction 4SSW, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Limbunya, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1993	Doornkop, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 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

1795 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 670 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	501
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1