Weather Records on 4 August 1994

1,265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1994. Highest significance: Melville, AU.

Key Facts for 4 August 1994

On 4 August 1994, 1,265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
824 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 37 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,133 daily.
Melville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 4 August 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,265 stations

1,265 station records on 4 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dartnall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milyunup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkajoki	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,265 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 393, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 275.

Records on 4 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	393
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 37, monthly 95, daily 1,133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

971 broken records

Margins by which the 971 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1994

Top 20 records on 4 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1994	Melville, AU	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1994	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1994	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1994	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Hickman, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Stevensville, US	all-time high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Malmberget, SE	all-time rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Tarwonga, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Independence #1, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Sigourney, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Gingin, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Milan, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Hamelin Station, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Riverdale, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Dongara, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Jerome, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1994	Denison, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	42 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

1815 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1994. 1994 had 1,265 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

Download the Data

Data for records on 1994-08-04: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 August 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 10	886
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1