Weather Records on 20 July 1994

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1994. Highest significance: Lumpkin 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 1994

On 20 July 1994, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 587 daily.
Lumpkin 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 20 July 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 20 July 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudanjiang	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huitzilac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fukue	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 20 July 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1994 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1994

Top 20 records on 20 July 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1994	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	St Croix Falls, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Longmont 2 ESE, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Winter, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Forest Lake 5NE, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	New Hampton, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Postville, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Polson, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Gordon, US	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Mokpo, KR	all-time high max	36.8 C (98.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Rio Piedras Exp STN, PR	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Hilok, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Faro, SE	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Muskogee, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Mullewa, AU	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1994	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	38 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

1809 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1994. 1994 had 611 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	404
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1