Weather Records on 10 April 1954

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1954. Highest significance: Currawilla Station, AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 1954

On 10 April 1954, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 240 daily.
Currawilla Station set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 10 April 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 10 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 10 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

172 broken records

Margins by which the 172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1954

Top 20 records on 10 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1954	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1954	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1954	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1954	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1954	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1954	Maryville 2E, US	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1954	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1954	Grant City, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Mt Alford, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Ft Bayard 4W, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Harlingen, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Aiyansh, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Bethany, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Ft Sumner, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Pleasant Valley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1954	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 243 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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	149
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1