Weather Records on 19 August 1954

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1954. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 19 August 1954

On 19 August 1954, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 568 daily.
New Westminster set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 19 August 1954.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 19 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tootra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaragan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 348.

Records on 19 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1954

Top 20 records on 19 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1954	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Eads, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Kokshetay, KZ	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Nabinagar, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Kalamunda, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	St Walburg, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Bhavani, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Raipur, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Superior, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Chandi, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	Shelbina, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1954	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1954	Tootra, AU	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	32 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 576 records.

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

Records on 08-19 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1800	1
1809	1
1820	1
1830	2
1831	1
1838	2
1844	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	9
1900	5
1901	13
1902	4
1903	6
1904	14
1905	16
1906	37
1907	17
1908	5
1909	24
1910	17
1911	9
1912	18
1913	9
1914	39
1915	34
1916	74
1917	200
1918	33
1919	31
1920	36
1921	22
1922	71
1923	97
1924	174
1925	154
1926	179
1927	343
1928	112
1929	163
1930	182
1931	207
1932	373
1933	328
1934	438
1935	389
1936	679
1937	305
1938	321
1939	432
1940	687
1941	431
1942	308
1943	596
1944	259
1945	427
1946	427
1947	896
1948	371
1949	411
1950	893
1951	362
1952	475
1953	412
1954	576
1955	780
1956	831
1957	325
1958	374
1959	733
1960	864
1961	425
1962	419
1963	570
1964	455
1965	550
1966	1,095
1967	839
1968	948
1969	501
1970	468
1971	376
1972	547
1973	519
1974	466
1975	561
1976	1,144
1977	938
1978	863
1979	1,492
1980	648
1981	1,004
1982	596
1983	1,387
1984	598
1985	713
1986	848
1987	811
1988	982
1989	660
1990	871
1991	656
1992	1,094
1993	771
1994	798
1995	1,542
1996	800
1997	958
1998	717
1999	980
2000	954
2001	1,027
2002	1,389
2003	918
2004	1,310
2005	920
2006	850
2007	1,360
2008	1,186
2009	1,039
2010	1,440
2011	975
2012	1,377
2013	765
2014	701
2015	989
2016	931
2017	439
2018	471
2019	601
2020	1,271
2021	1,366
2022	1,198
2023	910
2024	568
2025	786
2026	755

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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	414
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1