Weather Records on 15 December 1954

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1954. Highest significance: Bic, CA.

Key Facts for 15 December 1954

On 15 December 1954, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 408 daily.
Bic set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 15 December 1954.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 15 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	309.1 mm (12.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 43.

Records on 15 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1954

Top 20 records on 15 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1954	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Bic, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Albanel, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Albanel, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Mtn View 91, US	monthly rain	309.1 mm (12.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Magadi, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Chickballapur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Chestnut Hill, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Durham, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Madakasira, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1954	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 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 413 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	357
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1