Weather Records on 5 September 1994

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1994. Highest significance: Lebanon 2W, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1994

On 5 September 1994, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 568 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 884 daily.
Lebanon 2W set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 5 September 1994.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 5 September 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Punkaharju Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 326, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	326
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1994

Top 20 records on 5 September 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1994	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1994	Eldon, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1994	Mattoon, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Vichy Rolla Natl AP, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Lakeside, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Kerki, TM	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Kunming, CN	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Versailles, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Charleston, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Morrison, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Mt Washington, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Prescott, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Sigourney, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Reading Wb City, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1994	Punkaharju Laukansaari, FI	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	42 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

1802 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1994. 1994 had 901 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

Download the Data

Data for records on 1994-09-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	640
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2