Weather Records on 22 October 1994

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1994. Highest significance: Surat, IN.

Key Facts for 22 October 1994

On 22 October 1994, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 616 daily.
Surat set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 22 October 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 22 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Extremo	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jambeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Dos Alpes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cacaloapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ofahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Laranjal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holden	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Isabel 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campolide	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guiping	China	Record low minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 22 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 22 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1994

Top 20 records on 22 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1994	Surat, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1994	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Doornkop, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Ft Benning Lawson Fld, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Extremo, PT	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Jambeiro, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Faverges-de-la-Tour, FR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Autlan, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Buxton, GB	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Butler, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Hvar, HR	daily high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1994	Belfast, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	30 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

1793 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 631 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	440
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1