Weather Records on 2 December 1954

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1954. Highest significance: Silverton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1954

On 2 December 1954, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 307 daily.
Silverton Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 2 December 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 2 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 2 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 2 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1954

Top 20 records on 2 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1954	Silverton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1954	Arumpo, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1954	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Bindara (Netley), AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Tin Tin, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Copley (Yankaninna), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Oxley (Walmer Downs), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Kalpienung, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Tolarno, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Narua, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Nullawil, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Crockett, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1954	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	59 years	37 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 317 records.

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

Records on 12-02 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1807	2
1810	2
1817	1
1823	1
1828	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	4
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1867	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	4
1876	5
1878	1
1879	9
1884	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	1
1905	17
1906	10
1907	8
1908	15
1909	37
1910	18
1911	56
1912	81
1913	67
1914	101
1915	19
1916	169
1917	40
1918	50
1919	99
1920	43
1921	113
1922	59
1923	28
1924	168
1925	156
1926	167
1927	460
1928	77
1929	545
1930	272
1931	305
1932	525
1933	485
1934	194
1935	143
1936	331
1937	265
1938	335
1939	345
1940	551
1941	752
1942	835
1943	179
1944	276
1945	222
1946	198
1947	633
1948	211
1949	254
1950	598
1951	629
1952	614
1953	482
1954	317
1955	561
1956	594
1957	217
1958	442
1959	412
1960	410
1961	341
1962	1,144
1963	250
1964	726
1965	496
1966	1,117
1967	804
1968	753
1969	548
1970	1,232
1971	764
1972	547
1973	1,031
1974	1,019
1975	721
1976	920
1977	723
1978	1,056
1979	862
1980	1,428
1981	739
1982	3,111
1983	1,041
1984	701
1985	3,666
1986	887
1987	1,118
1988	613
1989	981
1990	616
1991	1,970
1992	719
1993	632
1994	632
1995	1,002
1996	1,180
1997	816
1998	1,732
1999	706
2000	735
2001	639
2002	615
2003	554
2004	798
2005	944
2006	1,388
2007	1,704
2008	871
2009	1,013
2010	1,602
2011	730
2012	1,265
2013	557
2014	546
2015	818
2016	269
2017	737
2018	1,152
2019	615
2020	534
2021	1,988
2022	771
2023	591
2024	715
2025	889

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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 10	200
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1