Weather Records on 31 January 1994

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1994. Highest significance: Cardwell Marine Pde, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1994

On 31 January 1994, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 445 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 990 daily.
Cardwell Marine Pde set a daily record precipitation of 400.0 mm (15.7 in) on 31 January 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 31 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	394.8 mm (15.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.2 mm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	380.0 mm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	332.4 mm (13.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	450.0 mm (17.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	346.0 mm (13.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Joao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 285, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 31 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	285
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 31 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 48, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 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

31 January 1994

Top 20 records on 31 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1994	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	237.4 mm (9.3 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1994	Harlingen, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1994	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1994	Hafslo, NO	all-time snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1994	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1994	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	394.8 mm (15.5 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1994	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1994	Silverton, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Memphis, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Elphinstone Pocket No1, AU	daily rain	274.2 mm (10.8 in)	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Claude, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Salique (Bos), ZA	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Claussville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Amor Downs, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Seymour 3NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	380.0 mm (15.0 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Silkwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	332.4 mm (13.1 in)	190.7 mm (7.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1994	Belmont, AU	daily rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	49 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

1800 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1994. 1994 had 1,049 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 100	756
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1