Weather Records on 8 December 1994

1,178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1994. Highest significance: Ganzhou, CN.

Key Facts for 8 December 1994

On 8 December 1994, 1,178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,116 daily.
Ganzhou set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 8 December 1994.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,178 stations

1,178 station records on 8 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Pedro Do Suacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Alta 1	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osborne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lidice	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terneuzen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tikanlik	China	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,178 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 262, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 114.

Records on 8 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	262
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	114

Records on 8 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 1,116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1994

Top 20 records on 8 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1994	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Mtwara, TZ	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Cedar Butte, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Sao Pedro Do Suacui, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Ponte Alta 1, BR	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Puruandiro, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Jian, CN	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Osborne, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1994	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	69 years	44 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 1,178 records.

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

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

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Data for records on 1994-12-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 8 December 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 100	900
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1