Weather Records on 6 August 1954

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1954. Highest significance: Ulricehamn, SE.

Key Facts for 6 August 1954

On 6 August 1954, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 514 daily.
Ulricehamn set a daily record precipitation of 57.3 mm (2.3 in) on 6 August 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 6 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 6 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1954

Top 20 records on 6 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1954	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Grover 10 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Roha, IN	monthly rain	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Bradshaw, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Akola, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Ft Assiniboine, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Geneva, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Gauribidanur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Siddapur, IN	monthly rain	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Two Buttes, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1954	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	40 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 532 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	357
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1