Weather Records on 16 October 1994

1,176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1994. Highest significance: Kaycee, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1994

On 16 October 1994, 1,176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,132 daily.
Kaycee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 16 October 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,176 stations

1,176 station records on 16 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	364.5 mm (14.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Clara	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pingliang	China	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,176 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 16 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 16 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1994

Top 20 records on 16 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1994	Kaycee, US	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1994	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	all-time rain	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1994	Dime Box, US	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1994	Huntley Exp STN, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1994	Pinetop 2E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Weatherford, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Kanosh, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Koran, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Conroe, US	all-time rain	364.5 mm (14.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Thermopolis, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Lame Deer, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Ogallala, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Fillmore, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	El Morro Natl Mon, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Tamanrasset, DZ	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Hardin, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Deadwood, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Richards, US	all-time rain	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1994	Tuba City, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	96 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

1796 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1994. 1994 had 1,176 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	864
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1