Weather Records on 23 September 1994

1,140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1994. Highest significance: Middletown 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1994

On 23 September 1994, 1,140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 492 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,112 daily.
Middletown 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 23 September 1994.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,140 stations

1,140 station records on 23 September 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yanji	China	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beemer	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winside	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,140 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 270, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 23 September 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	270
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 1,112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

899 broken records

Margins by which the 899 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1994

Top 20 records on 23 September 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1994	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1994	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Yanji, CN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Huesca, ES	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Haverhill, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Washta, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Middleton, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Madison, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Cockaponset Rs, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	West Buxton 2 NNW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Malvern, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Bedford, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Carrollton, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Wayne, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Mena, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1994	Ipswich, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 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

1793 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 1,140 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	843
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1