Weather Records on 20 December 1993

1,266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1993. Highest significance: Nurnberg, DE.

Key Facts for 20 December 1993

On 20 December 1993, 1,266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
580 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 140 monthly and 1,122 daily.
Nurnberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.4 mm (2.4 in) on 20 December 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,266 stations

1,266 station records on 20 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glommerstrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kitzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Aisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hagenbuchach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	291.1 mm (11.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisheim-Neuhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saittarova_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mayen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koblenz-Horchheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,266 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 407, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 531, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 20 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	407
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	531
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 20 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 140, daily 1,122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,134 broken records

Margins by which the 1,134 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

20 December 1993

Top 20 records on 20 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1993	Nurnberg, DE	monthly rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 December 1993	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 December 1993	Carsanga, TM	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 December 1993	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Roth Bei Nurnberg, DE	monthly rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Schwandorf, DE	monthly rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach, DE	monthly rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Bad Durkheim, DE	monthly rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Glommerstrask, SE	monthly rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Eichstatt-Landershofen, DE	monthly rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Geisenheim, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1993	Regensburg, DE	monthly rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1993	Eberbach/Neckar, DE	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1993	Kitzingen, DE	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	58 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 1,266 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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	1,105
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1