Weather Records on 12 December 1954

696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1954. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 12 December 1954

On 12 December 1954, 696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 675 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 69.4 mm (2.7 in) on 12 December 1954.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

696 stations

696 station records on 12 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon (Burncranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tandarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warmur West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

696 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 625, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	625
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1954

Top 20 records on 12 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1954	Hvar, HR	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Korong Vale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Barkers Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1954	Bendigo Channel, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Renmark Irrigation, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Meningie, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Brim, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Mansfield 2, AU	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1954	Boort, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	55 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

1796 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 696 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	498
20 to 40	133
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3