Weather Records on 1 May 1994

1,210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1994. Highest significance: Zuara, LY.

Key Facts for 1 May 1994

On 1 May 1994, 1,210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 559 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 212 monthly and 993 daily.
Zuara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 1 May 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,210 stations

1,210 station records on 1 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charmany Farm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,210 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 381, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 1 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	381
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 1 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 212, daily 993.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1994

Top 20 records on 1 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1994	Zuara, LY	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1994	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1994	Galena, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	48 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1994	Riga, LV	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1994	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	S Mtn, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Sakon Nakhon, TH	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Carthage, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Bellevue L/D 12, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Alicia 2 NNE, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Ionia 2SSW, US	monthly low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Mathis 4 SSW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Darlington Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Fall Rvr Lake, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Brodhead Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Chilton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	La Harpe, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Hartford Wwtp, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1994	Minonk, US	monthly low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	45 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 1,210 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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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	885
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1