Weather Records on 12 August 1954

969 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1954. Highest significance: Jandowae Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1954

On 12 August 1954, 969 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 922 daily.
Jandowae Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 12 August 1954.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

969 stations

969 station records on 12 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Banks Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

969 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 481.

Records on 12 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	481
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 922.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1954

Top 20 records on 12 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1954	Jandowae Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1954	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Mau, IN	all-time rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Covelong, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Banks Creek, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Goodger Store, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Lake Manchester, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Granville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1954	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	49 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 969 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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	691
20 to 40	105
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2