Weather Records on 13 December 1994

1,094 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1994. Highest significance: Emmett 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1994

On 13 December 1994, 1,094 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
789 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Emmett 2 E set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 13 December 1994.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,094 stations

1,094 station records on 13 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rodewisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lutzputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schmucke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedara	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cdu Katherine Rural Campus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,094 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 419, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 370, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 13 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	419
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	370
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 13 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1994

Top 20 records on 13 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1994	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Vale, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Lahontan Dam, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Rodewisch, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Goldfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Partoun, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 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)
13 December 1994	Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	200 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	162 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1994	Alturas, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	40 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 1,094 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	920
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1