Weather Records on 13 April 1954

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1954. Highest significance: Muccan, AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 1954

On 13 April 1954, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 496 daily.
Muccan set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 13 April 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

504 stations

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

Weather records on 13 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bool Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1954

Top 20 records on 13 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1954	Muccan, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1954	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Bool Lagoon, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Chudleigh Park Station, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Conway Station, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Myponga, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Condah, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1954	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	42 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

1798 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1954. 1954 had 504 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	340
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1