Weather Records on 7 October 1994

1,144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1994. Highest significance: Newcastle, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1994

On 7 October 1994, 1,144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 397 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,089 daily.
Newcastle set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 7 October 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,144 stations

1,144 station records on 7 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,144 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 1,089.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1994

Top 20 records on 7 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1994	Newcastle, US	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 October 1994	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Willow City, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	75 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Rolla 1NE, US	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Carson, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Granville Harbour, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Bowman, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Rochford 2 WNW, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1994	Mount Richmond, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1994	Buzau, RO	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1994	Bulverde, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1994	Hulett, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1994	Max, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1994	Towner 2 NE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1994	Baker, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1994	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 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

1802 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1994. 1994 had 1,144 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 25	888
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1