Weather Records on 24 April 1954

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1954. Highest significance: Thurlga, AU.

Key Facts for 24 April 1954

On 24 April 1954, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 521 daily.
Thurlga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 24 April 1954.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 24 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 21.

Records on 24 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1954

Top 20 records on 24 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1954	Thurlga, AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1954	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1954	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1954	Siam, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1954	Yorketown, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Iron Knob, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Coondambo, AU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Hillsdown, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Corny Point, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Port Victoria, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1954	Pondooma Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	43 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

1799 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1954. 1954 had 547 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	410
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1