Weather Records on 5 October 1994

1,205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1994. Highest significance: Miami, US.

Key Facts for 5 October 1994

On 5 October 1994, 1,205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 432 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,165 daily.
Miami set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 5 October 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,205 stations

1,205 station records on 5 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orskog	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunwu	China	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arbon 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikne I Osterdal	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,205 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 271, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 5 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	271
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 5 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,008 broken records

Margins by which the 1,008 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1994

Top 20 records on 5 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1994	Miami, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1994	N Fk Rs, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1994	Grace, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1994	Electra P H, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1994	Priest Valley, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Hornindal, NO	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Orskog, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Elec, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Sonora, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Blagovescensk, RU	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Sunwu, CN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Verma, NO	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Fountain, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Oksendal, NO	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 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)
5 October 1994	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Arbon 2 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1994	Okeene, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	48 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 1,205 records.

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

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

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Data for records on 1994-10-05: 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 50	962
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2