Weather Records on 18 July 1994

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1994. Highest significance: Sandberg, DE.

Key Facts for 18 July 1994

On 18 July 1994, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
345 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 676 daily.
Sandberg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 112.7 mm (4.4 in) on 18 July 1994.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 18 July 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Ems	Germany	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altrier	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schweinfurt-Gartenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cekunda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tevriz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cekunda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troickoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca Sf 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 18 July 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1994 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 31, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1994

Top 20 records on 18 July 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1994	Sandberg, DE	all-time rain	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1994	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1994	Trier, DE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1994	Miltenberg, DE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1994	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Ostheim V.D. Rhon, DE	monthly rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Bad Ems, DE	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Hechi, CN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Altrier, LU	all-time rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Suomussalmi Kk, FI	monthly rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Williamtown Raaf, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Caen-Carpiquet, FR	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Skovorodino, RU	all-time high min	22.5 C (72.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Baise, CN	daily rain	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Trier-Petrisberg, DE	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Olsdorf, DE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1994	Schweinfurt-Gartenstadt, DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 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

1793 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 720 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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	500
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1