Weather Records on 1 December 1954

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1954. Highest significance: Lake Mills Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1954

On 1 December 1954, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 294 daily.
Lake Mills Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 1 December 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 1 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalabity	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 1 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 1 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1954

Top 20 records on 1 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1954	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1954	Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1954	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1954	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1954	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1954	Manfred, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1954	Beatrix, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1954	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1954	Ballandool, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Durham, GB	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Cet Central England, GB	monthly high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Sheffield, GB	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Glen Dee, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1954	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	29 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

1797 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 308 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	199
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1