Weather Records on 28 December 1993

1,129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1993. Highest significance: Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1993

On 28 December 1993, 1,129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 648 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Darwin Botanic Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 28 December 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,129 stations

1,129 station records on 28 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moirton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leova	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meerbeck	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,129 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 389, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 259, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 28 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	389
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	259
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 28 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

910 broken records

Margins by which the 910 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

28 December 1993

Top 20 records on 28 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1993	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 December 1993	Epping, AU	monthly rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1993	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1993	Moirton, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1993	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1993	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1993	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1993	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Doringkuil, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Spitskop (Agr), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Cangucu, BR	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Chain of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Leova, MD	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Edenville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Franklin, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 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 1,129 records.

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

Records on 12-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	2
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1822	2
1824	2
1829	1
1839	3
1842	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1859	2
1864	1
1866	1
1871	2
1872	3
1876	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	2
1882	6
1885	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	6
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	6
1903	14
1904	13
1905	19
1906	14
1907	71
1908	19
1909	19
1910	10
1911	9
1912	43
1913	18
1914	41
1915	37
1916	60
1917	73
1918	24
1919	238
1920	52
1921	139
1922	114
1923	159
1924	478
1925	293
1926	236
1927	426
1928	310
1929	489
1930	96
1931	224
1932	246
1933	322
1934	295
1935	371
1936	681
1937	284
1938	161
1939	237
1940	836
1941	159
1942	660
1943	311
1944	240
1945	463
1946	1,328
1947	248
1948	482
1949	421
1950	340
1951	287
1952	102
1953	233
1954	867
1955	521
1956	674
1957	333
1958	489
1959	850
1960	379
1961	361
1962	480
1963	267
1964	614
1965	344
1966	998
1967	756
1968	1,258
1969	713
1970	468
1971	936
1972	425
1973	535
1974	661
1975	642
1976	504
1977	887
1978	865
1979	787
1980	1,303
1981	773
1982	2,226
1983	2,343
1984	2,118
1985	725
1986	553
1987	1,589
1988	1,575
1989	630
1990	1,275
1991	547
1992	915
1993	1,129
1994	1,128
1995	1,214
1996	1,762
1997	898
1998	812
1999	1,102
2000	1,873
2001	514
2002	846
2003	1,228
2004	912
2005	908
2006	842
2007	1,014
2008	1,435
2009	1,070
2010	1,423
2011	754
2012	514
2013	579
2014	525
2015	2,085
2016	732
2017	1,560
2018	811
2019	712
2020	394
2021	1,439
2022	538
2023	959
2024	810
2025	841

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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	863
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1