Weather Records on 8 August 1954

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1954. Highest significance: Chuda, IN.

Key Facts for 8 August 1954

On 8 August 1954, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 549 daily.
Chuda set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 8 August 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 8 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 384.

Records on 8 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1954

Top 20 records on 8 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1954	Chuda, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Binya Post Office, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Yanco Regulator, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Olds, CA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1954	Balapur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	42 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

1793 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 558 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	429
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3