Weather Records on 4 May 1994

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1994. Highest significance: Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1994

On 4 May 1994, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 787 daily.
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St) set a daily record precipitation of 113.2 mm (4.5 in) on 4 May 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 4 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mongu	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zhezkazgan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guamuchil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brjansk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coden	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1994

Top 20 records on 4 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1994	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1994	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1994	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1994	Mongu, ZM	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Savannah Intl AP, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Yerevan, AM	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Suifenhe, CN	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Tongliao, CN	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Alcobaca, BR	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Warren, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Morehead City 2 WNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1994	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	87 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

1795 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 821 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1994-05-04: 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 10	551
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2