Weather Records on 17 August 1954

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1954. Highest significance: Imperial, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 1954

On 17 August 1954, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 654 daily.
Imperial set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 17 August 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 17 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 182.

Records on 17 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1954

Top 20 records on 17 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1954	Imperial, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Tarome, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Kilmorey, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Aralskoe More, KZ	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Wauneta, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Sarmera, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Walterboro 1 SW, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Orai, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Greenville 2 W, US	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Jordan, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Richardton Abbey, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Washburn, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Little Mtn, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1954	Haigler, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1954	Khurai, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1954	Greenwood, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	33 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

1797 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 685 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	492
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1