Weather Records on 15 November 1993

1,962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1993. Highest significance: Mt Carmel, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1993

On 15 November 1993, 1,962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
885 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 1,875 daily.
Mt Carmel set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 15 November 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,962 stations

1,962 station records on 15 November 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Claiborne L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muckaty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chevelon Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,962 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 467, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 418, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 552, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 15 November 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	467
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	418
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	552
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 15 November 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 87, daily 1,875.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,606 broken records

Margins by which the 1,606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1993

Top 20 records on 15 November 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1993	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	Mesa, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	New Roads 5 NE, US	monthly rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	Arivaca, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	Monticello, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1993	Cambridge City 3 N, US	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	St Francisville, US	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Crown King, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Carmi 6 NW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Yuma Citrus STN, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Grand Twr 2 N, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Seymour 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Abbeville, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1993	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	76 years	57 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

1794 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,962 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	1,492
50 to 100	76
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1