Weather Records on 21 December 1993

967 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1993. Highest significance: Hollowaysrust, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 December 1993

On 21 December 1993, 967 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 931 daily.
Hollowaysrust set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 21 December 1993.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

967 stations

967 station records on 21 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Casas Grandes (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dombietersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

967 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 21 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 21 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1993

Top 20 records on 21 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1993	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1993	Marion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1993	Bikaner, IN	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Dolisie, CG	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Banner Elk, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Orono, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Pisgah Forest 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Marlinton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Lindsay, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Wudinna, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Straubing, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Macumba, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Ft Davis, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Terowie, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	49 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 967 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	717
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1