Weather Records on 23 December 1954

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1954. Highest significance: Thuckalay, IN.

Key Facts for 23 December 1954

On 23 December 1954, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 341 daily.
Thuckalay set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 23 December 1954.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 23 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.9 C (-50.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 19.

Records on 23 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1954

Top 20 records on 23 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1954	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1954	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1954	Sion 2, CH	all-time rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1954	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1954	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1954	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Zugspitze, DE	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Morden, CA	monthly high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Bajandaj, RU	all-time low max	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Kern River Ph 1, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Crystal Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Cypress River, CA	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17.3 C (31.1 F)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Milan, IT	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1954	Pechipparai, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 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 348 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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	256
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1