Weather Records on 4 February 1994

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1994. Highest significance: Sakon Nakhon, TH.

Key Facts for 4 February 1994

On 4 February 1994, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 569 daily.
Sakon Nakhon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 4 February 1994.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

597 stations

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

Weather records on 4 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Remontnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Azov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kakamas Skl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burcher Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelahatchie	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	201.0 cm (79.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 4 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 4 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 24, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1994

Top 20 records on 4 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1994	Sakon Nakhon, TH	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1994	Medina, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1994	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1994	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1994	Remontnoe, RU	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Lead, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Fort Donald (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Azov, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Kareedoorn, ZA	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Kakamas Skl, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Norwood, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 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

1795 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 597 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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	463
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1