Weather Records on 12 December 1994

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1994. Highest significance: Imlay, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1994

On 12 December 1994, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
881 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 166 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Imlay set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 12 December 1994.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 12 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 428, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 453, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 12 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	428
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	453
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 12 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 166, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,016 broken records

Margins by which the 1,016 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

12 December 1994

Top 20 records on 12 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1994	Imlay, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Skwentna, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Cet Central England, GB	monthly high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	200 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Termo 1 E, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Skwentna, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Greifswald, DE	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1994	Cottbus, DE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	95 years	42 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 1,172 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	1,002
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1