Weather Records on 28 December 1994

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1994. Highest significance: Dilley, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1994

On 28 December 1994, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
692 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,104 daily.
Dilley set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 28 December 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 28 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 421, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	421
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 1,104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

968 broken records

Margins by which the 968 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1994

Top 20 records on 28 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1994	Dilley, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1994	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1994	Taguai (Ribeiropolis), BR	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1994	Tilden 4 SSE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Adak AP, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Brady, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Richland Springs, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Rockport, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Robstown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	San Saba, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Alice, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Prade Rch, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Humble Pump STN 5 WNW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Mason, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Corpus Christi NAS, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Cottonwood 2NW, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Fedor 3SE, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1994	Langtry, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 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 1,128 records.

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

Records on 12-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	2
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1822	2
1824	2
1829	1
1839	3
1842	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1859	2
1864	1
1866	1
1871	2
1872	3
1876	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	2
1882	6
1885	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	6
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	6
1903	14
1904	13
1905	19
1906	14
1907	71
1908	19
1909	19
1910	10
1911	9
1912	43
1913	18
1914	41
1915	37
1916	60
1917	73
1918	24
1919	238
1920	52
1921	139
1922	114
1923	159
1924	478
1925	293
1926	236
1927	426
1928	310
1929	489
1930	96
1931	224
1932	246
1933	322
1934	295
1935	371
1936	681
1937	284
1938	161
1939	237
1940	836
1941	159
1942	660
1943	311
1944	240
1945	463
1946	1,328
1947	248
1948	482
1949	421
1950	340
1951	287
1952	102
1953	233
1954	867
1955	521
1956	674
1957	333
1958	489
1959	850
1960	379
1961	361
1962	480
1963	267
1964	614
1965	344
1966	998
1967	756
1968	1,258
1969	713
1970	468
1971	936
1972	425
1973	535
1974	661
1975	642
1976	504
1977	887
1978	865
1979	787
1980	1,303
1981	773
1982	2,226
1983	2,343
1984	2,118
1985	725
1986	553
1987	1,589
1988	1,575
1989	630
1990	1,275
1991	547
1992	915
1993	1,129
1994	1,128
1995	1,214
1996	1,762
1997	898
1998	812
1999	1,102
2000	1,873
2001	514
2002	846
2003	1,228
2004	912
2005	908
2006	842
2007	1,014
2008	1,435
2009	1,070
2010	1,423
2011	754
2012	514
2013	579
2014	525
2015	2,085
2016	732
2017	1,560
2018	811
2019	712
2020	394
2021	1,439
2022	538
2023	959
2024	810
2025	841

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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	951
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1