Weather Records on 12 July 1954

907 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1954. Highest significance: Miles Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 July 1954

On 12 July 1954, 907 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
524 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 32 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 802 daily.
Miles Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.5 mm (4.5 in) on 12 July 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

907 stations

907 station records on 12 July 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loretta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cockatoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

907 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 364, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 340.

Records on 12 July 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	364
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1954 by timescale: all-time 32, monthly 73, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1954

Top 20 records on 12 July 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1954	Miles Post Office, AU	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Tewantin Post Office, AU	monthly rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Gympie, AU	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Cooran Post Office, AU	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Tiaro, AU	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Taroom Post Office, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Bollier, AU	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Loretta, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Collingwood, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	N Ghasan Sr, IN	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1954	Lynway, AU	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1954	Columboola, AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1954	Mungar Junction, AU	monthly rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1954	Samford Csiro, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1954	Theebine, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1954	Munna Creek, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1954	Woolooga Post Office, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	54 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

1796 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 907 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1954-07-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	634
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1