Weather Records on 31 October 1993

2,926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1993. Highest significance: Eidsvold Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1993

On 31 October 1993, 2,926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 2,128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 996 monthly and 1,930 daily.
Eidsvold Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 31 October 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 31 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lurnea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chatom	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,926 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 1,096, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 1,032, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 258, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 31 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	1,096
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	1,032
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	258
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 31 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 996, daily 1,930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,326 broken records

Margins by which the 2,326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 236.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1993

Top 20 records on 31 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1993	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1993	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1993	Saxton 1W, US	monthly snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1993	Taroom Post Office, AU	monthly rain	176.2 mm (6.9 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1993	Los Castillos, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1993	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Cracow Store, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Lake Providence, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Kinnoul, AU	monthly rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Lurnea, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Taos, US	monthly low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Greensboro, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Houma, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Bastia, FR	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Beja, PT	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Hallettsville 2 N, US	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1993	Greeneville Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1805 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1993. 1993 had 2,926 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 50	2,205
50 to 100	106
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1