Weather Records on 17 August 1994

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1994. Highest significance: Walhalla, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 1994

On 17 August 1994, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 297 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 994 daily.
Walhalla set a daily record precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 17 August 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 17 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vyksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	220.8 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 369.

Records on 17 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 35, daily 994.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

777 broken records

Margins by which the 777 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1994

Top 20 records on 17 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1994	Walhalla, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Bettles AP, US	all-time rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Everett, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Louisa, US	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Brevard, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Vyksa, RU	all-time rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Gainesville, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Cornelia, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Patterson, US	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Hagerstown 1E, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Morganton, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Covington 2 WSW, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1994	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	monthly rain	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1994	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1994	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	44 years	58 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

1797 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1994. 1994 had 1,038 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	661
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	17
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2