Weather Records on 6 December 1993

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1993. Highest significance: Sholapur, IN.

Key Facts for 6 December 1993

On 6 December 1993, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 466 daily.
Sholapur set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 6 December 1993.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 6 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barrackdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whittaker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mar-Lee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bawnduggie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kennerly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Anastacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaskul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groznyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 6 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 6 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 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

6 December 1993

Top 20 records on 6 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1993	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1993	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 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)
6 December 1993	Auburn, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Barrackdale, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Garrison, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Oita, JP	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Hatchville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Avington, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Aralskoe More, KZ	daily low max	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Georgetown 5 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Buxton (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Atyrau, KZ	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Satna, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Greifswald, DE	daily high min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	94 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1993	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 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

1804 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1993. 1993 had 485 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	377
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1