Weather Records on 31 December 1995

1,151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1995. Highest significance: Marion Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1995

On 31 December 1995, 1,151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,082 daily.
Marion Downs set a daily record precipitation of 56.5 mm (2.2 in) on 31 December 1995.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,151 stations

1,151 station records on 31 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westerland	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino Lagunas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temixco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hennepin Wtr Trmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mexcala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhny-Chir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,151 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 373, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 112.

Records on 31 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	112

Records on 31 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 60, daily 1,082.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1995

Top 20 records on 31 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1995	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1995	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	29.3 cm (11.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1995	Two Wells, AU	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1995	Temilpa, MX	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1995	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Woomera (Mahanewo), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Climax, US	daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Westerland, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Yautepec, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	San Bernardino Lagunas, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	all-time rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Tlacotepec, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Clover Valley, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Bairro Igrejinha, BR	daily rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Cuernavaca, MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	C.A.E. la Victoria, MX	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1995	Hopen, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	49 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1995. 1995 had 1,151 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	919
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1