Weather Records on 21 October 1994

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1994. Highest significance: Narooma Rvcp, AU.

Key Facts for 21 October 1994

On 21 October 1994, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 648 daily.
Narooma Rvcp set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 21 October 1994.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 21 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leinstrand	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holden	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jambeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuthbert	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Itapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Argostoli	Greece	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tilba Tilba (Mountain Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delfim Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 21 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 21 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1994

Top 20 records on 21 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1994	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Cuero, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Fulton, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Palermo, IT	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Kentwood, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Lavon Dam, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Leinstrand, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Alice, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Gulkana AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Vilnius, LT	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Anna, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Norwich, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 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)
21 October 1994	Mogoca, RU	daily high min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Nagano, JP	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Takayama, JP	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Hugo, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1994	Carrollton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	39 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

1795 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 670 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	495
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1