Weather Records on 7 May 1994

621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1994. Highest significance: Gassaway, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1994

On 7 May 1994, 621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 603 daily.
Gassaway set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 7 May 1994.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

621 stations

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

Weather records on 7 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Celkar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Birsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ekezhe	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ulu-Teljak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balashov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taldyk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duas Barras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulyanovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Alto	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grovespring 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wikieup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

621 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1994

Top 20 records on 7 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1994	Gassaway, US	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1994	Celkar, KZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1994	Birsk, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1994	Eldorado Springs, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Iconha-Montante, BR	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Truckee Rs, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Ekezhe, TM	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos), BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Ulu-Teljak, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Rudnya, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Slatteroy Fyr, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Masvingo, ZW	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Usina Paineiras (Dnos), BR	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Logrono-Agoncillo, ES	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Balashov, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Upper San Leandro Filters, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1994	Greeley, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	84 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 621 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

Download the Data

Data for records on 1994-05-07: 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 20	473
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1