Weather Records on 16 August 1954

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1954. Highest significance: Serrinha, BR.

Key Facts for 16 August 1954

On 16 August 1954, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 623 daily.
Serrinha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 16 August 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 16 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 16 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1954

Top 20 records on 16 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1954	Serrinha, BR	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Heerde, NL	monthly rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Potter, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Rosetown Cda Epf, CA	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Wray, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Tarome, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Bologna, IT	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Glendive, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Palpan, MX	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1954	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1954	Mondovi, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1954	Ismailia, EG	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1954	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	31 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

1793 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 648 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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 10	432
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1