Weather Records on 23 July 1954

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1954. Highest significance: Springfield, CA.

Key Facts for 23 July 1954

On 23 July 1954, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 529 daily.
Springfield set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.6 mm (4.0 in) on 23 July 1954.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 23 July 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 23 July 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1954

Top 20 records on 23 July 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1954	Springfield, CA	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1954	Barguzin, RU	all-time rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Holbrook, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Durango, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Rajampet, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Gisela, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Chacon, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Palamner, IN	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Punganur, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Cairo River, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Ione, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Vayalpad, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Ft Lewis, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1954	Ambur, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	39 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

1794 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 545 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	318
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	3