Weather Records on 6 August 1994

1,918 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1994. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1994

On 6 August 1994, 1,918 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
853 were record highs and 892 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 32 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,800 daily.
Creighton set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 6 August 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,918 stations

1,918 station records on 6 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kropacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beloreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clervaux-Hautbellain	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Real de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kehmen-Diekirch	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alajarvi Moksy-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,918 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 410, Highest daily minimum 535, Lowest daily minimum 482, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 6 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	410
Highest daily minimum	535
Lowest daily minimum	482
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 32, monthly 86, daily 1,800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,433 broken records

Margins by which the 1,433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1994

Top 20 records on 6 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1994	Creighton, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1994	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	monthly rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Halmstad, SE	all-time high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Nagold, DE	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Kropacevo, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Tukan, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Beloreck, RU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Carrizozo 1SW, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Urakawa, JP	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Ciudad Santos, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Calero Camp, PR	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Verkhneuralsk, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Olsdorf, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Ticuman, MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Sparta 1 W, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Bad-Sohl Elster, DE	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1994	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 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

1794 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,918 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1994-08-06: 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	1,392
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1