Weather Records on 8 December 1954

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1954. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 8 December 1954

On 8 December 1954, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 350 daily.
Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 8 December 1954.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 8 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 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

8 December 1954

Top 20 records on 8 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1954	Oxford, GB	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Springvale, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Bergzicht, ZA	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Rothamsted, GB	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Hull, GB	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Wisley, GB	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	St John's, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Glen Alphen, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Durham, GB	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1954	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1954	Riachao Do Jacuipe, BR	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1954	Skukuza, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	32 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

1796 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 354 records.

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

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

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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	245
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1