Weather Records on 22 December 1954

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1954. Highest significance: Mulakumood, IN.

Key Facts for 22 December 1954

On 22 December 1954, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 506 daily.
Mulakumood set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 22 December 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 22 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1954

Top 20 records on 22 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1954	Mulakumood, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1954	Winchendon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1954	St John's, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Cuitzeo, MX	all-time low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	St John's, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Owen Sound, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Zugspitze, DE	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Miles City, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Harvey Station, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Parur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1954	Mohall, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 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 510 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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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	396
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1