Weather Records on 30 October 1994

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1994. Highest significance: Springbok, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 October 1994

On 30 October 1994, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 758 daily.
Springbok set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 30 October 1994.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 30 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klazienaveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swifterbant	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gieterveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eext	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Obdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eerbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacualera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Veenendaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herwijnen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmuiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zweelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwendijk (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sappemeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 501, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	501
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1994

Top 20 records on 30 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1994	Springbok, ZA	all-time rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 October 1994	Witklip (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1994	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Veendam, NL	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Sao Joao de Petropolis, BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Schoonloo, NL	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Klazienaveen, NL	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Swifterbant, NL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Kuinre, NL	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Onnen, NL	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Gieterveen, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Warffum, NL	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Uithuizen, NL	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Eext, NL	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Roden, NL	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	45 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

1799 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1994. 1994 had 777 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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 20	652
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1