Weather Records on 8 August 1994

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1994. Highest significance: Mayo, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1994

On 8 August 1994, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 392 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 955 daily.
Mayo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 218.4 mm (8.6 in) on 8 August 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 8 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumka 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tok	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 8 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 38, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1994

Top 20 records on 8 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1994	Mayo, US	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1994	Ghanzi, BW	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1994	Alto 5 SW, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Dalian, CN	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Rusk, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Seaside, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Williams, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Vilnius, LT	monthly high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Dnipropetrovsk, UA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Wetumka 3 NE, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf, DE	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Worms, DE	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Center, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Huntsville, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1994	Lexington, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	44 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 1,009 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	669
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2