Weather Records on 26 October 1993

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1993. Highest significance: Mahinahina 466, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1993

On 26 October 1993, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 598 daily.
Mahinahina 466 set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 26 October 1993.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 26 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Launiupoko Vil 372	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wahikuli 364	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Terrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guachochi (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Tomas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1993

Top 20 records on 26 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1993	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1993	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Elk, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Wrangell AP, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Petersburg 1, US	all-time rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Launiupoko Vil 372, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Ulupalakua Rch 250, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Kainaliu 73.2, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Brookings, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Kherson, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Brookings, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Levendale, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Gold Beach Rs, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Dzibalchen, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Wahikuli 364, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Palmer Job Corps, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	41 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

1816 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1993. 1993 had 615 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	417
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1