Weather Records on 21 April 1994

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1994. Highest significance: Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 April 1994

On 21 April 1994, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 817 daily.
Buffelsnek (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 21 April 1994.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

859 stations

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

Weather records on 21 April 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Meco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armadillo de Los Infante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethania	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pietersburg Muni	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tempoal de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roselandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tel Aviv Reading	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 21 April 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 21 April 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1994

Top 20 records on 21 April 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1994	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1994	Titusville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1994	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1994	Hamada, JP	monthly rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1994	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1994	Naolinco de Victoria, MX	monthly rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Blackleaf, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Usina Paineiras (Dnos), BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Papagayos, MX	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos), BR	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Golconda, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Tula, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Marechal Floriano (Dnos), BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Passo Do Prata, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Parrish, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Wymore, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1994	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 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

1793 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 859 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 50	632
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1