Weather Records on 18 August 1954

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1954. Highest significance: Teriberka, RU.

Key Facts for 18 August 1954

On 18 August 1954, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 605 daily.
Teriberka set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.4 mm (3.2 in) on 18 August 1954.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 18 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 18 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1954

Top 20 records on 18 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1954	Teriberka, RU	all-time rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 August 1954	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1954	Kokshetay, KZ	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1954	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Arad, RO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Oakdale, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Anandpur, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Fernflat, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Clinton 2, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Canton, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Russellville, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Sycamore, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1954	Cedar Falls, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 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

1797 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 622 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	396
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1