Weather Records on 15 April 1954

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1954. Highest significance: Cowangie, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1954

On 15 April 1954, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 879 daily.
Cowangie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 15 April 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 15 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East (Chesney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goose Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 565, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	565
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

760 broken records

Margins by which the 760 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1954

Top 20 records on 15 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1954	Cowangie, AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1954	Toronto, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1954	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Balliang East (Chesney), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Sanborn, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Gama, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Toorak, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Kew, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Stratford, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Myrtleford Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Meadowlands 9 S, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Zugspitze, DE	monthly rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1954	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 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

1801 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1954. 1954 had 896 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	706
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1