Weather Records on 26 December 1994

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1994. Highest significance: Humansdorp (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 December 1994

On 26 December 1994, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,016 daily.
Humansdorp (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 26 December 1994.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 26 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Den Burg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tooloombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Engeland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Almhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 262, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 484, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 26 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	262
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 26 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 1,016.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1994

Top 20 records on 26 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1994	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	98 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Den Burg, NL	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Drachten, NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Roodebloem, ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 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

1798 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1994. 1994 had 1,034 records.

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

Records on 12-26 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1806	2
1810	1
1824	1
1835	1
1839	1
1848	1
1852	4
1853	2
1868	1
1872	2
1875	1
1876	1
1881	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	3
1899	10
1900	8
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	4
1905	3
1906	18
1907	12
1908	13
1909	36
1910	8
1911	48
1912	79
1913	47
1914	135
1915	62
1916	27
1917	41
1918	49
1919	53
1920	84
1921	123
1922	215
1923	302
1924	295
1925	151
1926	148
1927	104
1928	342
1929	190
1930	218
1931	289
1932	395
1933	658
1934	267
1935	659
1936	1,106
1937	170
1938	336
1939	347
1940	535
1941	436
1942	916
1943	344
1944	266
1945	295
1946	458
1947	508
1948	619
1949	310
1950	425
1951	330
1952	148
1953	215
1954	269
1955	668
1956	541
1957	676
1958	401
1959	974
1960	333
1961	352
1962	816
1963	321
1964	1,280
1965	443
1966	327
1967	545
1968	1,019
1969	850
1970	365
1971	1,116
1972	527
1973	717
1974	1,078
1975	1,010
1976	534
1977	757
1978	658
1979	369
1980	2,348
1981	761
1982	1,769
1983	3,763
1984	568
1985	1,102
1986	495
1987	2,414
1988	1,662
1989	733
1990	1,253
1991	679
1992	507
1993	822
1994	1,034
1995	1,426
1996	2,024
1997	1,101
1998	554
1999	1,057
2000	1,390
2001	642
2002	947
2003	730
2004	778
2005	976
2006	866
2007	674
2008	1,119
2009	1,580
2010	1,746
2011	1,019
2012	1,300
2013	480
2014	569
2015	2,352
2016	1,592
2017	719
2018	449
2019	830
2020	402
2021	1,205
2022	1,111
2023	1,127
2024	541
2025	1,661

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Data for records on 1994-12-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	874
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3