Weather Records on 23 December 1994

1,091 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1994. Highest significance: Swellendam (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 December 1994

On 23 December 1994, 1,091 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,031 daily.
Swellendam (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 23 December 1994.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

1,091 stations

1,091 station records on 23 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rhebokskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mulatos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhill Rsch - Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delfim Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yecorato (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garrafao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Punta de Agua I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itauna-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fagundes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,091 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 528, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 23 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	528
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 23 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 57, daily 1,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

926 broken records

Margins by which the 926 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1994

Top 20 records on 23 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1994	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 December 1994	Conway, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Florence 8 NE, US	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Kleinfontein, ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Bishopville 1.4 ENE, US	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Darlington, US	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Conceicao Do Rio Verde, BR	all-time rain	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Boontjieskraal, ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Kwepertuin, ZA	monthly rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Grootvlakte, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Chappells 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1994	Lake City 2 SE, US	monthly rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1994	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1994	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	58 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 1,091 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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	896
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1