Weather Records on 25 December 1954

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1954. Highest significance: Zugspitze, DE.

Key Facts for 25 December 1954

On 25 December 1954, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 202 daily.
Zugspitze set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 25 December 1954.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 25 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 25 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 25 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1954

Top 20 records on 25 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1954	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Glen Alphen, ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Pakala, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1954	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Tbilisi, GE	daily high max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Holy Cross, US	daily low min	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1954	Nome AP, US	daily low max	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	35 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 205 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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	161
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1