Weather Records on 21 December 1954

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1954. Highest significance: Nagarcoil, IN.

Key Facts for 21 December 1954

On 21 December 1954, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 440 daily.
Nagarcoil set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 21 December 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 21 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1954

Top 20 records on 21 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1954	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1954	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1954	Watrap, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1954	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1954	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Lawrence, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Owen Sound, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Parur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Meycode Adandai, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Bella Coola, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Glasgow #2, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Barkerville, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	St John's, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1954	Ft Benton, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	25 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 444 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	321
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1