Weather Records on 12 October 1994

934 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1994. Highest significance: Waynesboro 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 1994

On 12 October 1994, 934 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 435 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 909 daily.
Waynesboro 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 12 October 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

934 stations

934 station records on 12 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Sweetgrass	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

934 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 284, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 12 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	284
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 12 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

771 broken records

Margins by which the 771 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

12 October 1994

Top 20 records on 12 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1994	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1994	Sweetgrass, US	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1994	Arcadia, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Sparta, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Brunswick, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Cuthbert, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Fitzgerald, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Highland Home, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Evergreen, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Albany 3 SE, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Louisville 1 E, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Savannah Intl AP, US	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Thomasville, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Eastman 1 W, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1994	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	43 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

1805 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1994. 1994 had 934 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	731
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1