Weather Records on 24 August 1954

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1954. Highest significance: Gembrook, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1954

On 24 August 1954, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 615 daily.
Gembrook set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 24 August 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 24 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton (Pinda Section 63)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 304.

Records on 24 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1954

Top 20 records on 24 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1954	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Narrewilock, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Appila, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Burkes Flat, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Uccle, BE	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Harrow Cda, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Niagara Falls Ont Hydro, CA	all-time rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Mowbray, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Bathurst Gaol, AU	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Toolleen (Ryan), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Merton Weir Farm, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1954	Barrie, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 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

1802 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 631 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	388
10 to 20	71
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1