Weather Records on 12 December 1993

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1993. Highest significance: N'Guigni, NE.

Key Facts for 12 December 1993

On 12 December 1993, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 862 daily.
N'Guigni set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 12 December 1993.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 12 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
N'Guigni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	359.9 mm (14.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo (Kombali)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrinee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbeet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooleulooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peebinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumaris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 457, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 12 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	457
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 12 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1993

Top 20 records on 12 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1993	N'Guigni, NE	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1993	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1993	Surat Thani, TH	monthly rain	359.9 mm (14.2 in)	191.6 mm (7.5 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1993	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1993	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Birchip (Marlbed), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Millinocket, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Garfield, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Gama, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	N Stratford, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Burkes Flat, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	126 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1993	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	98 years	43 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 887 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	702
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2