Weather Records on 13 August 1954

781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1954. Highest significance: Hattonvale Store, AU.

Key Facts for 13 August 1954

On 13 August 1954, 781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 754 daily.
Hattonvale Store set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 13 August 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

781 stations

781 station records on 13 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newrybar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lorray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrolls Creek (Boonoo Boonoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

781 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 454.

Records on 13 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	454
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1954

Top 20 records on 13 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1954	Hattonvale Store, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1954	Gympie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1954	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1954	Dinmore Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1954	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1954	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1954	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 August 1954	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Calliope Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Kinnoul, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1954	Samford Csiro, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 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 781 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	145
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	355
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	653
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	462
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

Download the Data

Data for records on 1954-08-13: 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 10	431
10 to 20	100
20 to 30	53
30 to 40	41
40 to 50	22
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1