Weather Records on 15 August 1994

1,073 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1994. Highest significance: Apalachicola AP, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 1994

On 15 August 1994, 1,073 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
438 were record highs and 458 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,035 daily.
Apalachicola AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 235.2 mm (9.3 in) on 15 August 1994.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,073 stations

1,073 station records on 15 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nakanno	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Volciha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moskovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Round Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuencame	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornudas Svc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,073 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 323, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 15 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	323
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 27, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1994

Top 20 records on 15 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1994	Apalachicola AP, US	monthly rain	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1994	Tomsk, RU	all-time rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1994	Olovjannaja, RU	all-time rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1994	Veraval, IN	daily rain	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1994	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1994	Nakhon Sawan, TH	all-time rain	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Don Muang, TH	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Mountainair, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Ninety Nine Is, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Nakanno, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Independence, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Bijsk Zonalnaja, RU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Bonny Dam 2NE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Volciha, RU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Sparta 1 W, US	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Moskovo, RU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1994	Round Mtn, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 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 1,073 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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 25	763
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1