Weather Records on 4 January 1994

1,418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1994. Highest significance: Bikaner, IN.

Key Facts for 4 January 1994

On 4 January 1994, 1,418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,361 daily.
Bikaner set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 4 January 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,418 stations

1,418 station records on 4 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Patterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.4 cm (17.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marietta Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.4 cm (21.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Ivai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,418 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 336, Deepest snow cover 166.

Records on 4 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	336
Deepest snow cover	166

Records on 4 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 51, daily 1,361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,133 broken records

Margins by which the 1,133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1994

Top 20 records on 4 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1994	Bikaner, IN	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 January 1994	Patterson, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	94 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1994	Morgantown Muni AP, US	monthly snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	29 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1994	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1994	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	43.4 cm (17.1 in)	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1994	Kise Pa Hedmark, NO	monthly rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1994	Donora 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1994	Marietta Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1994	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1994	Epping, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Oak Hill, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	monthly snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Griffiss AFB, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Wytheville, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Creston, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	54.4 cm (21.4 in)	34.1 cm (13.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1994	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	54 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

1795 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 1,418 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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).