Weather Records on 27 October 1993

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1993. Highest significance: Madrid - Retiro, ES.

Key Facts for 27 October 1993

On 27 October 1993, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 649 daily.
Madrid - Retiro set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 27 October 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 27 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tepezala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Prieta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cardoso Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woolabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huitzuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zverinogolovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merida Centro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 27 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 27 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 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

27 October 1993

Top 20 records on 27 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1993	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Madrid/Getafe, ES	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Pancas, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Orland, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Puerto de la Concepcion, MX	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Huesca, ES	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Extremadura, BR	daily rain	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Tepezala, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	San Francisco Oceanside, US	all-time high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Westcliffe, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Madrid/Cuatrovientos, ES	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Deming, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Iacri, BR	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1993	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	83 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

1802 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1993. 1993 had 667 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	488
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1