Weather Records on 31 August 1994

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1994. Highest significance: Beaver Is, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1994

On 31 August 1994, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 465 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,084 daily.
Beaver Is set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 31 August 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 31 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
C.E.I. Ciudad Mante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Servilleta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nelkan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaquepaque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ahualulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsop	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jicalan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wye	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 338, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 325.

Records on 31 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	338
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 53, daily 1,084.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1994

Top 20 records on 31 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1994	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1994	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1994	Balasore, IN	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1994	Tomatlan, MX	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1994	Richardson, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	La Encarnacion, MX	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Rosillo, MX	monthly rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Buffalo 2N, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	C.E.I. Ciudad Mante, MX	daily rain	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Phetchabun, TH	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	La Servilleta, MX	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Stonington, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Nelkan, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Tlaquepaque, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Ahualulco, MX	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Lerwick, GB	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1994	Manston, GB	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	46 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

1796 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1994. 1994 had 1,139 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	798
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1