Weather Records on 31 March 1994

871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1994. Highest significance: Bonang, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1994

On 31 March 1994, 871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 829 daily.
Bonang set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 31 March 1994.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

871 stations

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

Weather records on 31 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoidalen I Solum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hakavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pozos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	210.0 cm (82.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilegrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carta Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alwen	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tixmehuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esso	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grimeli I Krodsherad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	142.0 cm (55.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

871 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 31 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 31 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1994

Top 20 records on 31 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1994	Bonang, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Hissar, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Inverness, GB	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Babuskin, RU	monthly high min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Tveitsund, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Hoidalen I Solum, NO	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Hakavik, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Barguzin, RU	monthly high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Areal (Granja Gabi), BR	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Toliman, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Waterloo, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Rosalia, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Chita, RU	daily high min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Los Pozos, MX	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Winona, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1994	Asker, NO	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 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

1808 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1994. 1994 had 871 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 1994-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	701
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1