Weather Records on 24 December 1994

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1994. Highest significance: Butterworth (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 24 December 1994

On 24 December 1994, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
545 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 938 daily.
Butterworth (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 71.5 mm (2.8 in) on 24 December 1994.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 531 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 24 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rio da Cidade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	185.8 mm (7.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Entre Rios de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Torreoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Rock Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacigua (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Rose	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 24 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 24 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1994

Top 20 records on 24 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1994	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Durham, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Middleboro, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Rio da Cidade, BR	all-time rain	185.8 mm (7.3 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Brockton, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Kingston, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	E Wareham, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Edgartown, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Vermelho Velho, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal", ZA	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Taunton, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Ipswich, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Bom Jesus Do Galho, BR	daily rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	52 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 959 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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	767
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1