Weather Records on 6 December 1954

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1954. Highest significance: Buique, BR.

Key Facts for 6 December 1954

On 6 December 1954, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 449 daily.
Buique set a daily record precipitation of 67.5 mm (2.7 in) on 6 December 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 6 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 6 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 6 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1954

Top 20 records on 6 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1954	Buique, BR	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Riachao Do Jacuipe, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Marion, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Sonari, IN	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Clarksville, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Banner Elk, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Tallandoon Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	Smithfield, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	48 years	36 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

1804 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1954. 1954 had 455 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 50	366
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1