Weather Records on 10 August 1954

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1954. Highest significance: Nadiad, IN.

Key Facts for 10 August 1954

On 10 August 1954, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 367 daily.
Nadiad set a daily record precipitation of 170.4 mm (6.7 in) on 10 August 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 10 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cockatoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawada	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaso	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	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)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 10 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1954

Top 20 records on 10 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1954	Nadiad, IN	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Sorve, EE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Crisfield Somrs Cove, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Fall River, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 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)
10 August 1954	Anjar, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Niwas, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Cockatoo Station, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Redford, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1954	Semans, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1954	Lunawada, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1954	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1954	Cloverdale, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1954	E Wareham, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1954	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 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

1814 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1954. 1954 had 372 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	247
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1