Weather Records on 17 December 1993

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1993. Highest significance: Tuttle, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1993

On 17 December 1993, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 728 daily.
Tuttle set a monthly record daily snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 17 December 1993.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

761 stations

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

Weather records on 17 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuttle	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bobrynets	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-54.9 C (-66.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-57.0 C (-70.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 17 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 17 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 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

17 December 1993

Top 20 records on 17 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1993	Tuttle, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1993	Bobrynets, UA	all-time rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1993	Pbo Anantapur, IN	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Derby Aero, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Dores Do Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Colonia Do Cachoeira, BR	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Eichstatt-Landershofen, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Richardton Abbey, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Manderson 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Victor 4 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1993	Philip AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	51 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 761 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	554
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1