Weather Records on 17 December 1994

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1994. Highest significance: Stanley Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1994

On 17 December 1994, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 672 daily.
Stanley Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 17 December 1994.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 17 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morelos 77	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capela Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abelardo Luz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coyutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altamira	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aquismon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Platon Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Progreso de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ourinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Icamole	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 17 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 17 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1994

Top 20 records on 17 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1994	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1994	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Alturas, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Morelos 77, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Topo Chico, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Paoli, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Bintulu, MY	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Harlingen, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Usina Pari, BR	daily rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Elsinore, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Bend, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Abbeville, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1994	Capela Do Alto, BR	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1994	Palmer Job Corps, US	monthly snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1994	Abelardo Luz, BR	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1994	Waverly, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 685 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	513
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1