diff --git a/src/rec/aiRecord.c b/src/rec/aiRecord.c
index a77a18239..e68f58154 100644
--- a/src/rec/aiRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aiRecord.c
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ static long get_alarm_double(DBADDR *paddr,struct dbr_alDouble *pad)
 
 static void alarm(aiRecord *pai)
 {
-	double		val;
-	float		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
+	double		val, hyst, lalm;
+	float		hihi, high, low, lolo;
 	unsigned short	hhsv, llsv, hsv, lsv;
 
 	if(pai->udf == TRUE ){
diff --git a/src/rec/aoRecord.c b/src/rec/aoRecord.c
index 34e6dd551..2d0149765 100644
--- a/src/rec/aoRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aoRecord.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static void alarm(pao)
     struct aoRecord	*pao;
 {
 	double		val;
-	float		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
+	double		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
 	unsigned short	hhsv, llsv, hsv, lsv;
 
 	if(pao->udf == TRUE ){
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static void convert(pao,value)
 	/* now set value equal to desired output value */
         /* apply the output rate of change */
         if ( (pao->oroc) != 0.0 ){/*must be defined and >0*/
-		float		diff;
+		double		diff;
 
                 diff = value - pao->oval;
                 if (diff < 0){
diff --git a/src/rec/calcRecord.c b/src/rec/calcRecord.c
index 8ac3ea765..694b03bab 100644
--- a/src/rec/calcRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/calcRecord.c
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ static long get_alarm_double(paddr,pad)
 static void alarm(pcalc)
     struct calcRecord	*pcalc;
 {
-	double		val;
-	float		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
+	double		val, hyst, lalm;
+	float		hihi, high, low, lolo;
 	unsigned short	hhsv, llsv, hsv, lsv;
 
 	if(pcalc->udf == TRUE ){
diff --git a/src/rec/calcoutRecord.c b/src/rec/calcoutRecord.c
index ad076d750..2f57fa23b 100644
--- a/src/rec/calcoutRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/calcoutRecord.c
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ static long get_alarm_double(paddr,pad)
 static void alarm(pcalc)
     struct calcoutRecord	*pcalc;
 {
-	double		val;
-	float		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
+	double		hyst, lalm, val;
+	float		hihi, high, low, lolo;
 	unsigned short	hhsv, llsv, hsv, lsv;
 
 	if(pcalc->udf == TRUE ){
diff --git a/src/rec/dfanoutRecord.c b/src/rec/dfanoutRecord.c
index 4fe26f47e..e2f67bfb2 100644
--- a/src/rec/dfanoutRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/dfanoutRecord.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void alarm(pdfanout)
     struct dfanoutRecord	*pdfanout;
 {
 	double		val;
-	float		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
+	double		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
 	unsigned short	hhsv, llsv, hsv, lsv;
 
 	if(pdfanout->udf == TRUE ){
diff --git a/src/rec/selRecord.c b/src/rec/selRecord.c
index 53d0940d1..2763c19c5 100644
--- a/src/rec/selRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/selRecord.c
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ static long get_alarm_double(paddr,pad)
 static void alarm(psel)
     struct selRecord	*psel;
 {
-	double		val;
-	float		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
+	double		hyst, lalm, val;
+	float		hihi, high, low, lolo;
 	unsigned short	hhsv, llsv, hsv, lsv;
 
 	if(psel->udf == TRUE ){
diff --git a/src/rec/subRecord.c b/src/rec/subRecord.c
index c3dd61ff3..4558db0ca 100644
--- a/src/rec/subRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/subRecord.c
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ static long get_alarm_double(paddr,pad)
 static void alarm(psub)
     struct subRecord	*psub;
 {
-	double		val;
-	float		hyst, lalm, hihi, high, low, lolo;
+	double		hyst, lalm, val;
+	float		hihi, high, low, lolo;
 	unsigned short	hhsv, llsv, hsv, lsv;
 
 	if(psub->udf == TRUE ){