Weather Records on 27 April 1994

1,614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1994. Highest significance: Jefferson 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1994

On 27 April 1994, 1,614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
691 were record highs and 541 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,534 daily.
Jefferson 3SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.8 mm (4.5 in) on 27 April 1994.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,614 stations

1,614 station records on 27 April 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,614 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 311, Highest daily minimum 526, Lowest daily minimum 230, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 27 April 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	311
Highest daily minimum	526
Lowest daily minimum	230
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 27 April 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 76, daily 1,534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,218 broken records

Margins by which the 1,218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1994

Top 20 records on 27 April 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1994	Jefferson 3SE, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1994	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1994	Tokyo, JP	monthly rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1994	Ashley, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Searcy, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Windsor, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Ponca City Muni AP, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Williams, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Medina, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Centralia, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Oelrichs, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Piper City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1994	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	97 years	44 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

1795 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 1,614 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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 50	1,153
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1