Weather Records on 18 July 1954

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1954. Highest significance: Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU.

Key Facts for 18 July 1954

On 18 July 1954, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 476 daily.
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith) set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 18 July 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 18 July 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlgren Weapons Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 18 July 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1954 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1954

Top 20 records on 18 July 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1954	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1954	Nargund, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Surpura (Nokha), IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Alur, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Heber, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Adoni, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Ramachandrapuram, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Emporia 1 S, US	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1954	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1954	Fayetteville, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1954	Russellville, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1954	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1954	Brinkley, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1954	Quantico 1 S, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1954	Bomalli, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1954	Pathankot, IN	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 501 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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	341
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2