Weather Records on 13 February 1954

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1954. Highest significance: Toliness Station, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1954

On 13 February 1954, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 868 daily.
Toliness Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 235.7 mm (9.3 in) on 13 February 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 13 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wofford Hts Kernville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 868.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

747 broken records

Margins by which the 747 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1954

Top 20 records on 13 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1954	Toliness Station, AU	all-time rain	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1954	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Lillooet, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Old Banchory Station, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Masset Airport, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	McBride 4SE, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	McBride 4SE, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Bayrick, AU	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Ruthven, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Nelsdrift, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Marquard - Pol 29, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1954	Lorne Peak, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	10 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

1794 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 897 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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	727
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1