Weather Records on 17 November 1993

1,120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1993. Highest significance: Phetchabun, TH.

Key Facts for 17 November 1993

On 17 November 1993, 1,120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,095 daily.
Phetchabun set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 17 November 1993.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,120 stations

1,120 station records on 17 November 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darkwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Espinal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.7 C (-50.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coyutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melchor Ocampo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Florencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,120 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 17 November 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 17 November 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,095.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1993

Top 20 records on 17 November 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1993	Phetchabun, TH	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1993	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1993	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1993	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Pointe Noire, CG	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Huautla de Jimenez, MX	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Strathdarr, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Vikulovo, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Akron Canton AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Orion, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Darkwater, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Ekari Park, AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Voznesensk, UA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Newton Exp STN, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Dubois Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1993	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	44 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

1793 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 1,120 records.

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

Records on 11-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1816	1
1828	1
1835	1
1840	2
1841	1
1845	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	2
1885	3
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1893	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	7
1900	8
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	13
1906	14
1907	9
1908	15
1909	18
1910	6
1911	42
1912	58
1913	20
1914	121
1915	15
1916	79
1917	46
1918	81
1919	106
1920	193
1921	43
1922	22
1923	129
1924	178
1925	79
1926	214
1927	477
1928	547
1929	224
1930	407
1931	966
1932	462
1933	569
1934	384
1935	172
1936	279
1937	410
1938	245
1939	372
1940	203
1941	647
1942	362
1943	475
1944	339
1945	345
1946	427
1947	352
1948	424
1949	346
1950	521
1951	681
1952	1,076
1953	715
1954	304
1955	1,596
1956	262
1957	593
1958	1,811
1959	1,710
1960	236
1961	795
1962	317
1963	552
1964	639
1965	697
1966	408
1967	567
1968	368
1969	421
1970	426
1971	630
1972	505
1973	294
1974	485
1975	512
1976	904
1977	538
1978	970
1979	479
1980	1,575
1981	945
1982	497
1983	1,132
1984	413
1985	906
1986	860
1987	1,008
1988	805
1989	1,098
1990	980
1991	745
1992	570
1993	1,120
1994	1,016
1995	1,535
1996	1,583
1997	1,596
1998	638
1999	1,018
2000	1,255
2001	1,252
2002	1,083
2003	607
2004	745
2005	894
2006	1,389
2007	699
2008	901
2009	986
2010	880
2011	782
2012	392
2013	724
2014	2,110
2015	1,333
2016	1,064
2017	751
2018	744
2019	611
2020	832
2021	294
2022	959
2023	558
2024	522
2025	693

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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	932
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2