Weather Records on 16 August 1994

1,075 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1994. Highest significance: Zilovo, RU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1994

On 16 August 1994, 1,075 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 539 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,040 daily.
Zilovo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 16 August 1994.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,075 stations

1,075 station records on 16 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zilovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shenyang	China	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Babaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putla de Guerrero (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kolba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomaston 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,075 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 411, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 16 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	411
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 25, daily 1,040.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1994

Top 20 records on 16 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1994	Zilovo, RU	all-time rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1994	Toccoa, US	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1994	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1994	Monticello, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1994	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Valdosta Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Yingkou, CN	daily rain	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Crescent City, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Andrews, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Nampula, MZ	monthly rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Hartwell, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Antreville, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Hickory FAA AP, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Nicosia, CY	monthly high min	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Rhodhiss Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Benxi, CN	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1994	Shenyang, CN	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	49 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 1,075 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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	756
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1