Weather Records on 12 November 1954

393 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1954. Highest significance: Rustplaats, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 November 1954

On 12 November 1954, 393 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 381 daily.
Rustplaats set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 12 November 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

393 stations

393 station records on 12 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Piute Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

393 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1954

Top 20 records on 12 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1954	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1954	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1954	Woodruff, US	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1954	Brigham City, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1954	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Roosevelt 1 S, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Vale, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Council, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Garden Valley, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Greenwood, CA	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Tres Piedras, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Thermopolis, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Chaplin, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Caldwell, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	New Meadows Rs, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1954	Snake Rvr, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 393 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 20	296
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2