Weather Records on 28 December 1954

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1954. Highest significance: Quebec, CA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1954

On 28 December 1954, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 833 daily.
Quebec set a monthly record daily snowfall of 44.7 cm (17.6 in) on 28 December 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 28 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moyna	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taldangra	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bajag	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 28 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 28 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

722 broken records

Margins by which the 722 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1954

Top 20 records on 28 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1954	Quebec, CA	monthly snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Baliapal, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Moyna, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Pachet(Kharai), IN	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Quebec, CA	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Munday, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Houston, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Crowell, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	129 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Chute A Murdock, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Bhagwanpur, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Casa Grande, US	all-time low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Elliston, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Taldangra, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1954	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 867 records.

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

Records on 12-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	2
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1822	2
1824	2
1829	1
1839	3
1842	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1859	2
1864	1
1866	1
1871	2
1872	3
1876	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	2
1882	6
1885	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	6
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	6
1903	14
1904	13
1905	19
1906	14
1907	71
1908	19
1909	19
1910	10
1911	9
1912	43
1913	18
1914	41
1915	37
1916	60
1917	73
1918	24
1919	238
1920	52
1921	139
1922	114
1923	159
1924	478
1925	293
1926	236
1927	426
1928	310
1929	489
1930	96
1931	224
1932	246
1933	322
1934	295
1935	371
1936	681
1937	284
1938	161
1939	237
1940	836
1941	159
1942	660
1943	311
1944	240
1945	463
1946	1,328
1947	248
1948	482
1949	421
1950	340
1951	287
1952	102
1953	233
1954	867
1955	521
1956	674
1957	333
1958	489
1959	850
1960	379
1961	361
1962	480
1963	267
1964	614
1965	344
1966	998
1967	756
1968	1,258
1969	713
1970	468
1971	936
1972	425
1973	535
1974	661
1975	642
1976	504
1977	887
1978	865
1979	787
1980	1,303
1981	773
1982	2,226
1983	2,343
1984	2,118
1985	725
1986	553
1987	1,589
1988	1,575
1989	630
1990	1,275
1991	547
1992	915
1993	1,129
1994	1,128
1995	1,214
1996	1,762
1997	898
1998	812
1999	1,102
2000	1,873
2001	514
2002	846
2003	1,228
2004	912
2005	908
2006	842
2007	1,014
2008	1,435
2009	1,070
2010	1,423
2011	754
2012	514
2013	579
2014	525
2015	2,085
2016	732
2017	1,560
2018	811
2019	712
2020	394
2021	1,439
2022	538
2023	959
2024	810
2025	841

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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 25	617
25 to 50	55
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	3