Weather Records on 23 August 1954

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1954. Highest significance: Owen Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 23 August 1954

On 23 August 1954, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 429 daily.
Owen Sound set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.3 mm (5.1 in) on 23 August 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 23 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 190.

Records on 23 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1954

Top 20 records on 23 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1954	Owen Sound, CA	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1954	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Barrie, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Rossland City Yard, CA	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Southampton, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Beeton, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Cumberland, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Portales, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Kerkeriya, IN	monthly rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1954	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	84 years	40 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

1802 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 438 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	233
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2