Weather Records on 5 December 1994

1,481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 December 1994. Highest significance: La Poza Grande, MX.

Key Facts for 5 December 1994

On 5 December 1994, 1,481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
798 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,412 daily.
La Poza Grande set an all-time record daily precipitation of 96.8 mm (3.8 in) on 5 December 1994.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,481 stations

1,481 station records on 5 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bahia de Los Angeles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Punta de Agua I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Novillo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cadege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trincheras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Estrella	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pitiquito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hornos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tesocoma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Borja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Soledad Nte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,481 records

Records set or tied on 5 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 565, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 420, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 5 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	565
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	420
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 5 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 66, daily 1,412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,154 broken records

Margins by which the 1,154 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

5 December 1994

Top 20 records on 5 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1994	La Poza Grande, MX	all-time rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1994	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1994	Duncan, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1994	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 December 1994	Foresthill Rs, US	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Hatch, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	El Carrizal, MX	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Ft Bayard 4W, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Tucson Intl AP, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Las Pocitas, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Sahuaripa, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Bahia de Los Angeles, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Dzizak, UZ	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Punta de Agua I, MX	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Tumacacori Nm, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	El Novillo (Cfe), MX	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1994	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	53 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 1,481 records.

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

Records on 12-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	2
1808	1
1812	1
1820	1
1823	1
1824	1
1825	2
1827	1
1829	3
1833	2
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1846	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	4
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	4
1868	4
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	3
1891	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	13
1896	1
1897	1
1898	7
1900	11
1901	1
1902	13
1903	8
1904	4
1905	4
1906	15
1907	6
1908	7
1909	55
1910	10
1911	97
1912	40
1913	35
1914	22
1915	95
1916	81
1917	35
1918	32
1919	48
1920	89
1921	56
1922	99
1923	168
1924	106
1925	220
1926	370
1927	82
1928	168
1929	111
1930	247
1931	224
1932	235
1933	566
1934	164
1935	273
1936	409
1937	336
1938	279
1939	691
1940	244
1941	899
1942	583
1943	276
1944	320
1945	418
1946	552
1947	283
1948	529
1949	139
1950	887
1951	780
1952	324
1953	459
1954	425
1955	568
1956	1,229
1957	348
1958	465
1959	287
1960	898
1961	415
1962	834
1963	326
1964	909
1965	534
1966	1,038
1967	253
1968	766
1969	594
1970	845
1971	690
1972	2,240
1973	910
1974	527
1975	859
1976	533
1977	1,227
1978	960
1979	863
1980	1,054
1981	590
1982	1,577
1983	1,024
1984	1,141
1985	1,324
1986	798
1987	829
1988	581
1989	1,317
1990	887
1991	1,384
1992	1,743
1993	871
1994	1,481
1995	1,094
1996	987
1997	718
1998	2,489
1999	1,060
2000	973
2001	2,046
2002	2,027
2003	1,031
2004	805
2005	1,475
2006	1,646
2007	992
2008	807
2009	1,229
2010	1,237
2011	1,472
2012	1,081
2013	1,763
2014	476
2015	721
2016	636
2017	568
2018	338
2019	463
2020	529
2021	679
2022	454
2023	1,402
2024	796
2025	872

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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	1,132
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1