Weather Records on 18 December 1954

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1954. Highest significance: Coffs Harbour, AU.

Key Facts for 18 December 1954

On 18 December 1954, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 497 daily.
Coffs Harbour set a daily record precipitation of 135.1 mm (5.3 in) on 18 December 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 18 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 28.

Records on 18 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1954

Top 20 records on 18 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1954	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Umari, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Akluj, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Muddebihal, IN	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Maristova, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Albanel, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1954	Hickeys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1954	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 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 507 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	387
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1