Weather Records on 20 December 1954

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1954. Highest significance: Calivil, AU.

Key Facts for 20 December 1954

On 20 December 1954, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 415 daily.
Calivil set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 20 December 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 20 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 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

20 December 1954

Top 20 records on 20 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1954	Calivil, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Banner Elk, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Boulder, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Palpan, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Buckeye, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Kissimmee, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Quatsino, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Great Falls 16St, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Willow City, US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1954	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	22 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 416 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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	324
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1