Weather Records on 4 December 1994

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1994. Highest significance: Nambour Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1994

On 4 December 1994, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 982 daily.
Nambour Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 143.4 mm (5.6 in) on 4 December 1994.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 4 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cadege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Los Capulines	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bruneau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colquitt 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Borja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 4 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 4 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 982.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1994

Top 20 records on 4 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1994	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1994	Mystic Lake, US	monthly snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1994	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1994	Mystic Lake, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1994	Tower Falls, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Cadege, MX	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Los Capulines, MX	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Everglades, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	West Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Bruneau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	San Isidro, MX	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Loei, TH	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Shubuta, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	West Yellowstone, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Kenai AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1994	Colquitt 2 W, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	46 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

1796 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1994. 1994 had 1,029 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 100	752
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1