Weather Records on 1 August 1954

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1954. Highest significance: Begumpet Obsy, IN.

Key Facts for 1 August 1954

On 1 August 1954, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 435 daily.
Begumpet Obsy set an all-time record daily precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 1 August 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 1 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crawford	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 1 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1954

Top 20 records on 1 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1954	Begumpet Obsy, IN	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1954	Sultan Bazar, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Horton, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Tarabganj, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Catawba Island 1 SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Delaware, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Beatrice, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Macon, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Phillipsburg, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1954	Cairo Ezbekiya, EG	monthly high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1954	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1954	Richland, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1954	Parola, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1954	Arcadia, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1954	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 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

1797 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 462 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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	297
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1