Weather Records on 16 July 1994

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1994. Highest significance: Canby, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1994

On 16 July 1994, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 683 daily.
Canby set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 16 July 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 16 July 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottenberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulatos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore 23 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ermida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburg 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsjoki Kevo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hool	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beira	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saga	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernie	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 16 July 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1994 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 33, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1994

Top 20 records on 16 July 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1994	Canby, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1994	Bangkok Metropolis, TH	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1994	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Yankton 2 E, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Russellville #2, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Charlottenberg, SE	all-time rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Sam, KZ	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Marion Island, ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Argyle, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Tyndall, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Waiakea Scd 88.2, US	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Mulatos (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Tadotsu, JP	all-time high max	38.5 C (101.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Babuskin, RU	daily high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Plain Dealing, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Chelsea, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1994	Dzalinda, RU	all-time high max	38.5 C (101.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	44 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

1798 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1994. 1994 had 730 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 20	550
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1