Weather Records on 21 March 1994

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1994. Highest significance: Cuddalore, IN.

Key Facts for 21 March 1994

On 21 March 1994, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 657 daily.
Cuddalore set a daily record precipitation of 131.1 mm (5.2 in) on 21 March 1994.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

684 stations

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

Weather records on 21 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Xichang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ironside 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seney Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ermida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	224.0 cm (88.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Gaspar de Los Reyes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	157.0 cm (61.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mairinque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Temascales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neghelle	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Mesas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hitra	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bar 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 21 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 21 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1994

Top 20 records on 21 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1994	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1994	Lucknow/Amausi, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1994	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Prachuap Khiri Khan, TH	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Xichang, CN	monthly rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Ironside 2 W, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Seney Wr, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Allegany Sp, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Warmun, AU	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Maudal, NO	daily snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Ermida, BR	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Gloversville, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1994	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	224.0 cm (88.2 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1994	Tonsina, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1994	Sunndalsora III, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1994. 1994 had 684 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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	488
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1