Weather Records on 23 July 1994

1,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1994. Highest significance: Kirov, RU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1994

On 23 July 1994, 1,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
782 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,147 daily.
Kirov set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 23 July 1994.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,215 stations

1,215 station records on 23 July 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itapitangui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedrinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itacuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capuava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yan An	China	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pariquera Abaixo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Ivai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Serrote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Teixeira Soares (Est.Exper.)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague River 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tapirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pariquera-Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,215 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 398, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 384, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 23 July 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	398
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	384
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1994 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 44, daily 1,147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

916 broken records

Margins by which the 916 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1994

Top 20 records on 23 July 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1994	Kirov, RU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1994	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Bairro Do Pinheiro, BR	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Itapitangui, BR	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Francis E Walter Dam, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Pedrinhas, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Canha, BR	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Ribeirao da Serra, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Itacuruca, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Vredenburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Capuava, BR	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Yan An, CN	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Pariquera Abaixo, BR	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Picayune, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Serrana Do Sul, BR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Santa Isabel Do Ivai, BR	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	43 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

1794 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,215 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 10	807
10 to 20	69
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2