Weather Records on 23 March 1994

1,499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1994. Highest significance: Ratnagiri, IN.

Key Facts for 23 March 1994

On 23 March 1994, 1,499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
740 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,448 daily.
Ratnagiri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 23 March 1994.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,499 stations

1,499 station records on 23 March 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis 21WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,499 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 367, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 23 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	367
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 23 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 44, daily 1,448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,150 broken records

Margins by which the 1,150 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

23 March 1994

Top 20 records on 23 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1994	Ratnagiri, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1994	Emblem, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1994	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1994	Dubois, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1994	Poset, RU	monthly rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Orono, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Gardiner, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Pretty Rock, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Hysham 25 SSE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Naze, JP	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Brandenberg, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Esengyly, TM	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Worland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Morko, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Lifton Pumping STN, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Lewiston, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Lovell, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1994	Mizpah 4 NNW, US	all-time snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	29 years	43 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

1796 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1994. 1994 had 1,499 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	1,118
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1