Weather Records on 22 January 1954

621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1954. Highest significance: Milo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1954

On 22 January 1954, 621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 591 daily.
Milo Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 246.1 mm (9.7 in) on 22 January 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

621 stations

621 station records on 22 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.1 mm (9.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leader	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	342.6 mm (13.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

621 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 22 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 22 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 21, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1954

Top 20 records on 22 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1954	Milo Station, AU	all-time rain	246.1 mm (9.7 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	4 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1954	Ventry, AU	all-time rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1954	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1954	Settle, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1954	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Newgate, CA	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Pawhuska, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Haugan 1 W, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Newgate, CA	all-time rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Pleasant Valley, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Ashland, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Creston, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1954	Rocky Mt, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	44 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

1795 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 621 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	485
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2