Weather Records on 15 December 1994

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1994. Highest significance: Faulkton, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1994

On 15 December 1994, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 662 daily.
Faulkton set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 15 December 1994.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 15 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Soledad Nte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gavins Point Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berthold	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs 7SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 15 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 15 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 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

15 December 1994

Top 20 records on 15 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1994	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1994	Wishek, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Murdo, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Roscoe, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Cherokee, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Lockhart, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Richards, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Termo 1 E, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Tuttle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	monthly rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1994	Max, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	37 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

1793 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 676 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	468
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2