Weather Records on 9 August 1954

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1954. Highest significance: Goorambat, AU.

Key Facts for 9 August 1954

On 9 August 1954, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 365 daily.
Goorambat set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 9 August 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 9 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	291.6 mm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dahej	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Matari (Iaa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 9 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1954

Top 20 records on 9 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1954	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Bijeraghogarh, IN	monthly rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Sanand, IN	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Cambay, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Bardoli, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Sakoli, IN	monthly rain	291.6 mm (11.5 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Campsie, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Anjar, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Armagh, GB	daily low max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Dahej, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Dwarka, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Charleston, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Lanji, IN	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Bodalkasa, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Parksville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1954	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	37 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

1798 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1954. 1954 had 377 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 1954-08-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	264
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	5