Weather Records on 20 December 1994

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1994. Highest significance: Mundrabilla Station, AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 1994

On 20 December 1994, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 788 daily.
Mundrabilla Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 112.4 mm (4.4 in) on 20 December 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 20 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elec	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Extrema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gotnja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 20 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 20 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1994

Top 20 records on 20 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1994	Mundrabilla Station, AU	all-time rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 December 1994	Madura Station, AU	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1994	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1994	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1994	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1994	Wydgee, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1994	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1994	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low max	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Derbent, RU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Everett, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	29.8 C (85.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily low min	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Elatma, RU	daily low min	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Newport, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1994	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 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

1793 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 813 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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 50	625
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1