Weather Records on 7 April 1994

1,144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1994. Highest significance: Defiance, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1994

On 7 April 1994, 1,144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 411 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,083 daily.
Defiance set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 7 April 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,144 stations

1,144 station records on 7 April 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxthoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Sabia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bastos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taroona (Taroona Crescent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Universo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,144 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 286, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 7 April 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	286
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 7 April 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 1,083.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1994

Top 20 records on 7 April 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1994	Defiance, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1994	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1994	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Wabash, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	South Newbury, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Sirte, LY	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Tupa, BR	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Uzhhorod, UA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Petaluma AP, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Oxthoc, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Bairro Sabia, BR	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1994	Bastos, BR	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	46 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 1,144 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	883
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1