Weather Records on 14 October 1994

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1994. Highest significance: Flagstaff AP, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1994

On 14 October 1994, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Flagstaff AP set a daily record snowfall of 20.8 cm (8.2 in) on 14 October 1994.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 14 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Perelyub	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Rvr McAf	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buzuluk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Blanco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tlahualilo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 503, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	503
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

895 broken records

Margins by which the 895 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1994

Top 20 records on 14 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1994	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1994	Pedricea, MX	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1994	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1994	Southport 5 N, US	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1994	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1994	Wilmington 7 N, US	monthly rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1994	Uralsk, KZ	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1994	Perelyub, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1994	Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Progresso, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Villanueva, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Ciudad Lerdo (Dge), MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Midville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Raleigh AP, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Whiteville 7 NW, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Celo 2 S, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1994	Vigra, NO	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 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

1793 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 1,049 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	874
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1