Weather Records on 21 January 1994

1,195 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1994. Highest significance: Indore, IN.

Key Facts for 21 January 1994

On 21 January 1994, 1,195 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 363 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 37 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Indore set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 21 January 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,195 stations

1,195 station records on 21 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Magiscatzin (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paso de Molina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Puerto de Valles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ramones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Encantada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sebree 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Mayab	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plan de Ayala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
General Bravo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joaquim da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hidalgo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Realito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munsvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,195 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 227, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 195.

Records on 21 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	227
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	195

Records on 21 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 37, monthly 77, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

928 broken records

Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1994

Top 20 records on 21 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1994	Indore, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1994	Ciudad Victoria, MX	monthly rain	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1994	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1994	Magiscatzin (Dge), MX	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1994	Paso de Molina, MX	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1994	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1994	Puerto de Valles, MX	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	Los Ramones, MX	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	El Barretal I, MX	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	La Encantada, MX	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	El Cuchillo, MX	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	San Gabriel, MX	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	San Vicente, MX	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	Sebree 1 E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	Sirte, LY	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	San Felipe, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	Del Rio Intl AP, US	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	Gonzalez, MX	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	La Esperanza, MX	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	El Salto (Cfe), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 1,195 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 100	870
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1