Weather Records on 1 February 1954

1,012 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1954. Highest significance: S.Joao Do Piaui, BR.

Key Facts for 1 February 1954

On 1 February 1954, 1,012 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 973 daily.
S.Joao Do Piaui set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.0 mm (5.3 in) on 1 February 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,012 stations

1,012 station records on 1 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,012 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 438, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1954

Top 20 records on 1 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1954	S.Joao Do Piaui, BR	monthly rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1954	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Glentana, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Wihareja, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Sujangarh, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1954	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 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 1,012 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 20	740
20 to 40	108
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1