Weather Records on 31 December 1954

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1954. Highest significance: Yarrabubba, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1954

On 31 December 1954, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 279 daily.
Yarrabubba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 31 December 1954.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 31 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 31 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 31 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1954

Top 20 records on 31 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1954	Yarrabubba, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1954	Naretha, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1954	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Philipsburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Cooya Pooya, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Albert (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Yanrey, AU	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Cookeys Plains, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Boodarie, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Euabolong (Brotherony), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	De Grey, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Narromine (Alagala Old), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1954	Windsor, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	36 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

1797 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 286 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	182
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1