Weather Records on 31 October 1994

1,004 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1994. Highest significance: Alfred, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1994

On 31 October 1994, 1,004 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
552 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 965 daily.
Alfred set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 31 October 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,004 stations

1,004 station records on 31 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoglekardalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lofsdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Regis 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotts Mills 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,004 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 31 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 31 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1994

Top 20 records on 31 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1994	Alfred, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1994	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1994	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1994	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1994	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1994	Pomeroy, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1994	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Astoria AP (Port of), US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Lake Wenatchee, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Glenview NAS, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Gavriila Buhta, RU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Waterville, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Toledo FAA AP, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Dallesport AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Ashwood, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1994	Chicago Ohare Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 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

1805 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1994. 1994 had 1,004 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	798
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2