Weather Records on 17 December 1954

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1954. Highest significance: Karmala, IN.

Key Facts for 17 December 1954

On 17 December 1954, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 399 daily.
Karmala set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 17 December 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 17 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Longlac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lorray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 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

17 December 1954

Top 20 records on 17 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1954	Karmala, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1954	Parner, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Phaltan, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Mirajgaon, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Akluj, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Jamkhed, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Sorab, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Sangola, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Chikhli, IN	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Sirur, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1954	Jalalpur, IN	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1954	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1954	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1954	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	34 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

1793 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 409 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	300
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1