Weather Records on 4 December 1993

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1993. Highest significance: Knoxville AP, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1993

On 4 December 1993, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 681 daily.
Knoxville AP set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 4 December 1993.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 4 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turku Turun Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mietoinen Saari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farris 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunter 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gowanda Correctional	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 4 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 4 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 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

4 December 1993

Top 20 records on 4 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1993	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1993	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1993	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Allardt, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Sparta Wwtp, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Pilot Point Isl du Boi, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Maaninka Halola, FI	monthly rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Carthage, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Crossville Mem AP, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Turku Turun Lentoasema, FI	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Ascencion (Smn), MX	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	47 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

1796 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1993. 1993 had 708 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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Data for records on 1993-12-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	581
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1