Weather Records on 4 October 1994

1,341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1994. Highest significance: Zhizdra, RU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1994

On 4 October 1994, 1,341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 523 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,286 daily.
Zhizdra set a daily record precipitation of 33.9 mm (1.3 in) on 4 October 1994.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,341 stations

1,341 station records on 4 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orskog	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malojaroslavec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naro-Fominsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Litang	China	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shkodra	Albania	Record daily precipitation	113.7 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suhinici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zukovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake Fc238C	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alameda NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,341 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 315, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 208, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 4 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	315
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	208
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 4 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 1,286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,108 broken records

Margins by which the 1,108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1994

Top 20 records on 4 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1994	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1994	Nord Odal, NO	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1994	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1994	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1994	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1994	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Gem Lake, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Orskog, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Malojaroslavec, RU	monthly rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Pogranichnyj, RU	monthly rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Uman, UA	monthly high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Nizhyn, UA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Konotop, UA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Eresfjord, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1994	Naro-Fominsk, RU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 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

1795 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 1,341 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 50	1,046
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2