Weather Records on 4 August 1954

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1954. Highest significance: Nashlyn, CA.

Key Facts for 4 August 1954

On 4 August 1954, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 409 daily.
Nashlyn set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 4 August 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 4 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franz	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort George	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 4 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1954

Top 20 records on 4 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1954	Nashlyn, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Socorro, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Tuscola, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Farmington, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Revelstoke, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Longmont 2 ESE, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Lincoln, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Franz, CA	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Tadoussac, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1954	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1954	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1954	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1954	Palma 2 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1954	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1954	Paoli, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1954	Bic, CA	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	31 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

1815 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1954. 1954 had 426 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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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	284
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1