Weather Records on 15 August 1954

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1954. Highest significance: Geham State School, AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1954

On 15 August 1954, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 472 daily.
Geham State School set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 15 August 1954.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 15 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springs 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 15 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1954

Top 20 records on 15 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1954	Geham State School, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1954	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Jiwanpur Sagri, IN	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	N Ghasan Sr, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Springs 1 SW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Denton, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Bend, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Tombstone, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Catawba Island 1 SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Azamgarh, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Carlsbad, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Viljandi, EE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1954	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	36 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 481 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	317
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1