Weather Records on 3 November 1993

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1993. Highest significance: San Jose del Cabo, MX.

Key Facts for 3 November 1993

On 3 November 1993, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 624 daily.
San Jose del Cabo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 316.0 mm (12.4 in) on 3 November 1993.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 3 November 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	316.0 mm (12.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Divisaderos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Towong Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gazandzhyk	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Ribera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Trevallyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Mount Morriston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huites	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz de Alaya	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Picinguaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Paz (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ournie (Waralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown Donalds Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yecorato (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 3 November 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 3 November 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1993

Top 20 records on 3 November 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1993	San Jose del Cabo, MX	monthly rain	316.0 mm (12.4 in)	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1993	Yeneka, MX	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Wales, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Santiago, MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Macedon Forestry, AU	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Sherburne, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Brenham, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Wailuku 386, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Los Divisaderos, MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Boca del Salado, MX	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Whitesville 1N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Towong Upper, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Gazandzhyk, TM	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	La Ribera, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1993	Elizabethton, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 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

1821 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1993. 1993 had 653 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	455
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1