Weather Records on 24 December 1993

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1993. Highest significance: Kisinev, MD.

Key Facts for 24 December 1993

On 24 December 1993, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 559 daily.
Kisinev set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 24 December 1993.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 24 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kroonplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herford	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango East Forest 618	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 24 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 24 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 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

24 December 1993

Top 20 records on 24 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1993	Kisinev, MD	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1993	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1993	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1993	Surin, TH	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1993	Jagdalpur, IN	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1993	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1993	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Kroonplaats, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Morganton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Capela Do Alto, BR	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Groenvlei, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	44 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 577 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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	391
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1