Weather Records on 25 December 1994

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1994. Highest significance: Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 December 1994

On 25 December 1994, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
555 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Nqadu Heights (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 25 December 1994.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 25 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grootpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Lyndale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Ben Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town (Canobla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Burrabogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Girraweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toobeah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Belhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Glen Oak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Chesterton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orabah (Manilla (Warrabah))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden (Balook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Reddestone (Redban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Lyndeboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Lonou)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Needles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 302, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 25 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	302
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 25 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

837 broken records

Margins by which the 837 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

25 December 1994

Top 20 records on 25 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1994	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	daily rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Grootpoort, ZA	monthly rain	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Searchlight, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Hatchville, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Groenkloof, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Santo Domingo, MX	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Desert Nwr, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1994	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 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 1,029 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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	816
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1