Weather Records on 13 December 1993

960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1993. Highest significance: Biskra, DZ.

Key Facts for 13 December 1993

On 13 December 1993, 960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 940 daily.
Biskra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 13 December 1993.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

960 stations

960 station records on 13 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-52.7 C (-62.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Veneza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

960 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 455, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 13 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 13 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 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

13 December 1993

Top 20 records on 13 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1993	Biskra, DZ	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	104 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 December 1993	Kurgan-Tyube, TJ	all-time rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	79 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1993	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1993	Liepaja, LV	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1993	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Osh, KG	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Utica, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Clifton, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Schmucke, DE	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Beloit, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Tower 2S, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Elkhart, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Marquette, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1993	Cuxhaven, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	41 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 960 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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	776
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2