Weather Records on 8 October 1994

1,259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1994. Highest significance: Pendra Road, IN.

Key Facts for 8 October 1994

On 8 October 1994, 1,259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,205 daily.
Pendra Road set a monthly record daily precipitation of 228.1 mm (9.0 in) on 8 October 1994.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,259 stations

1,259 station records on 8 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pilares	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davilla 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremond	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Tomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Mtn Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,259 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 551, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 8 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	551
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 8 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 53, daily 1,205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,059 broken records

Margins by which the 1,059 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1994

Top 20 records on 8 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1994	Pendra Road, IN	monthly rain	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	91 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 October 1994	Alice, US	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Jefferson, US	monthly rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Longview, US	monthly rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Harleton, US	monthly rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Cameron, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Dilley, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Blanco, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Mersa Matruh, EG	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1994	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	Brownsville, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	Columbus, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	Los Pilares, MX	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	Xingren, CN	monthly rain	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1994	Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	51 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 1,259 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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Data for records on 1994-10-08: 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	894
20 to 40	99
40 to 60	38
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	2