Weather Records on 25 July 1994

1,244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1994. Highest significance: Sawoti, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 July 1994

On 25 July 1994, 1,244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
829 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,186 daily.
Sawoti set a daily record precipitation of 62.3 mm (2.5 in) on 25 July 1994.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,244 stations

1,244 station records on 25 July 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winschoten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Markelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamyslov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulatos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,244 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 489, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 25 July 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	489
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1994 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 45, daily 1,186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

970 broken records

Margins by which the 970 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1994

Top 20 records on 25 July 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1994	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1994	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1994	Otis, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1994	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Funnystone, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Bulwer (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Tranebjerg, DK	all-time high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Veenhuizen (D), NL	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Winschoten, NL	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	The Valleys, ZA	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Assen, NL	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	50 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 1,244 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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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	922
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1