Weather Records on 7 December 1954

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1954. Highest significance: Dhakuakhana, IN.

Key Facts for 7 December 1954

On 7 December 1954, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 437 daily.
Dhakuakhana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 7 December 1954.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 7 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 239.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1954

Top 20 records on 7 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1954	Dhakuakhana, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Andarai, BR	all-time rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Dibrugarh Obsy, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Irara, BR	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Brockport, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1954	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1954	Progress, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1954	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1954	Albanel, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1954	Harvey Station, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	33 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

1801 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1954. 1954 had 445 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	359
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1