Weather Records on 29 December 1954

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1954. Highest significance: Chandler, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1954

On 29 December 1954, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 907 daily.
Chandler set a monthly record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 29 December 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 29 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gosaba	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 29 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 29 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 39, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 429.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1954

Top 20 records on 29 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1954	Chandler, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1954	Coldwater, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1954	Soro, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1954	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1954	Lockwood, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1954	Balasore, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Dantan, IN	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Frederick, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Appleton City, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Louisville, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Neosho, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Chandler, US	all-time snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Shawnee, US	all-time snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Ft Scott, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1954	Nevada Wtp, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	19 years	51 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

1799 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1954. 1954 had 955 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1810	1
1824	1
1829	1
1839	2
1853	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	6
1881	4
1882	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	7
1891	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	1
1897	8
1898	7
1899	4
1900	1
1901	18
1902	8
1903	10
1904	16
1905	19
1906	14
1907	10
1908	21
1909	18
1910	7
1911	6
1912	52
1913	12
1914	46
1915	47
1916	69
1917	145
1918	33
1919	157
1920	68
1921	60
1922	42
1923	126
1924	119
1925	209
1926	117
1927	350
1928	93
1929	262
1930	96
1931	363
1932	192
1933	479
1934	406
1935	392
1936	552
1937	280
1938	178
1939	272
1940	648
1941	110
1942	458
1943	232
1944	226
1945	497
1946	1,122
1947	310
1948	711
1949	217
1950	286
1951	571
1952	156
1953	205
1954	955
1955	373
1956	563
1957	527
1958	442
1959	251
1960	404
1961	525
1962	754
1963	285
1964	533
1965	634
1966	719
1967	867
1968	1,028
1969	964
1970	694
1971	660
1972	1,001
1973	674
1974	719
1975	646
1976	748
1977	656
1978	1,349
1979	830
1980	959
1981	713
1982	1,565
1983	2,576
1984	2,687
1985	551
1986	752
1987	1,484
1988	1,082
1989	633
1990	1,861
1991	630
1992	1,099
1993	905
1994	965
1995	1,202
1996	2,213
1997	1,114
1998	783
1999	1,207
2000	1,677
2001	599
2002	959
2003	951
2004	909
2005	858
2006	1,219
2007	1,046
2008	753
2009	1,027
2010	1,308
2011	748
2012	805
2013	714
2014	506
2015	1,440
2016	620
2017	1,559
2018	440
2019	1,471
2020	504
2021	1,098
2022	516
2023	900
2024	931
2025	637

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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 100	767
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1