Weather Records on 14 April 1954

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1954. Highest significance: Robe Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1954

On 14 April 1954, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 903 daily.
Robe Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 14 April 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 14 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 719, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 14 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	719
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 94, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

897 broken records

Margins by which the 897 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1954

Top 20 records on 14 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1954	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Meningie, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Mallala, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Two Wells, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Callington, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Milang, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Nhill, AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Port Augusta (Yarley), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Roseworthy, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1954	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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

1801 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1954. 1954 had 997 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 10	489
10 to 20	219
20 to 30	121
30 to 40	46
40 to 50	14
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1