Weather Records on 31 December 1994

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1994. Highest significance: Sveg, SE.

Key Facts for 31 December 1994

On 31 December 1994, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 855 daily.
Sveg set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 31 December 1994.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 31 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Do Vere (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kvarnberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterhogdal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Solleron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 31 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 31 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1994

Top 20 records on 31 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1994	Sveg, SE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	109 years	79 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1994	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1994	Gijon la Merced, ES	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Gage, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Ogallala, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Aguas Do Vere (Pcd), BR	daily rain	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Kvarnberg, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Lillhamra, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Oshkosh 8 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Ytterhogdal, SE	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Brewster, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Mullen 21 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1994	Intricate Bay, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 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

1797 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1994. 1994 had 878 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 100	730
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1