Weather Records on 7 January 1994

1,226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1994. Highest significance: Gaoua, BF.

Key Facts for 7 January 1994

On 7 January 1994, 1,226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,178 daily.
Gaoua set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 7 January 1994.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,226 stations

1,226 station records on 7 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chornobyl	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth Harbor STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kittanning Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vleiplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,226 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 373, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 174.

Records on 7 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	174

Records on 7 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 39, daily 1,178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,021 broken records

Margins by which the 1,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1994

Top 20 records on 7 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1994	Gaoua, BF	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Nurata, UZ	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Chornobyl, UA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Albion, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Duluth Harbor STN, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Braddock Lock 2, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Carmo Do Cajuru, BR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Kise Pa Hedmark, NO	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Donora 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Aberdeen, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.8 C (83.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Palmerville, AU	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Izmail, UA	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1994	Lugano, CH	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	45 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

1826 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1994. 1994 had 1,226 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 100	963
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1