Weather Records on 30 December 1954

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1954. Highest significance: Midnapore, IN.

Key Facts for 30 December 1954

On 30 December 1954, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 519 daily.
Midnapore set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 30 December 1954.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 30 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narayangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 30 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 30 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1954

Top 20 records on 30 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1954	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1954	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Macon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Walnut, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Mexico, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Oregon Wtr Wks, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Brookings, US	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Rajkanika, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Nevada Wtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Frederick, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Brunswick, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1954	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	12 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

1799 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1954. 1954 had 538 records.

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

Records on 12-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1835	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	4
1872	3
1874	2
1875	2
1876	3
1878	1
1880	5
1881	3
1882	3
1884	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	7
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1895	6
1896	3
1897	7
1898	6
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	2
1903	8
1904	12
1905	10
1906	11
1907	26
1908	17
1909	13
1910	18
1911	20
1912	37
1913	32
1914	47
1915	62
1916	45
1917	217
1918	25
1919	82
1920	84
1921	111
1922	227
1923	223
1924	65
1925	184
1926	63
1927	290
1928	31
1929	382
1930	71
1931	509
1932	407
1933	279
1934	206
1935	202
1936	931
1937	234
1938	208
1939	237
1940	397
1941	149
1942	584
1943	165
1944	137
1945	251
1946	584
1947	317
1948	760
1949	206
1950	479
1951	955
1952	334
1953	399
1954	538
1955	254
1956	556
1957	443
1958	525
1959	216
1960	345
1961	389
1962	671
1963	567
1964	537
1965	1,122
1966	403
1967	760
1968	1,391
1969	817
1970	571
1971	1,122
1972	1,052
1973	1,262
1974	564
1975	703
1976	981
1977	795
1978	1,930
1979	427
1980	1,560
1981	684
1982	630
1983	2,765
1984	1,834
1985	568
1986	852
1987	1,270
1988	755
1989	528
1990	3,065
1991	525
1992	1,210
1993	865
1994	642
1995	1,455
1996	1,620
1997	1,384
1998	801
1999	838
2000	1,377
2001	651
2002	1,034
2003	661
2004	974
2005	928
2006	1,779
2007	748
2008	653
2009	933
2010	1,200
2011	782
2012	676
2013	642
2014	660
2015	820
2016	706
2017	1,324
2018	284
2019	1,131
2020	604
2021	1,455
2022	909
2023	726
2024	638
2025	325

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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 50	373
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1