Weather Records on 20 August 1954

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1954. Highest significance: Trayning, AU.

Key Facts for 20 August 1954

On 20 August 1954, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 462 daily.
Trayning set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 20 August 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 20 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silab	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenup Dam 3O	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 301.

Records on 20 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1954

Top 20 records on 20 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1954	Trayning, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1954	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Warriup, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Cowcowing, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Bradford, GB	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Walgoolan South, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Manarra, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Kununoppin, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Nukarni, AU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Westonia, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Ellabin, AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Silab, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Berea College, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Milan, IT	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1954	Elberta, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	48 years	38 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 476 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	291
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3