Weather Records on 20 October 1994

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1994. Highest significance: Cuero, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1994

On 20 October 1994, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 636 daily.
Cuero set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 20 October 1994.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 20 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holden	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saetermoen II	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Do Mendonca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linha Cescon	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innset I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mumuncuara	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bettles AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neghelle	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ibirama (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 20 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 20 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1994

Top 20 records on 20 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1994	Cuero, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1994	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1994	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Loksmyr, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal", ZA	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Gladwin, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Holden, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Avon, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Gage, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Arcade, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Towson, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Gaoua, BF	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Saetermoen II, NO	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1994	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1806 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1994. 1994 had 650 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	467
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1