Weather Records on 19 December 1954

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1954. Highest significance: Plymouth Pwr Substn, US.

Key Facts for 19 December 1954

On 19 December 1954, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 427 daily.
Plymouth Pwr Substn set an all-time record daily snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 19 December 1954.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 19 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.9 C (109.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1954

Top 20 records on 19 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1954	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	42 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1954	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1954	Tanana AP, US	monthly snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1954	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1954	Macdonald College, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1954	Callaghan Creek Station, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1954	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Mount Barker, AU	monthly high max	42.9 C (109.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Katanning Comparison, AU	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Kahuku 912, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Walebing, AU	monthly high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Northam, AU	monthly high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Miles City, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Kenton, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1954	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	33 years	27 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 443 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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	355
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1