Weather Records on 18 December 1993

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1993. Highest significance: Alice, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 1993

On 18 December 1993, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 665 daily.
Alice set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 18 December 1993.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 18 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uzlovaj'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-54.6 C (-66.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vigmostad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itaimbe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-56.7 C (-70.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.1 C (-63.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.9 C (-66.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-49.8 C (-57.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-52.2 C (-62.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gullbra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 18 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 18 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 28, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1993

Top 20 records on 18 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1993	Alice, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Nebo, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Prachuap Khiri Khan, TH	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Kingsville Naas, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Sarita 7 E, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Uzlovaj', RU	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Corpus Christi NAS, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Robstown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Bakke, NO	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Chapman Rch, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Flekkefjord, NO	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1993	Boras, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	75 years	42 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 697 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	535
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1