Weather Records on 6 October 1954

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1954. Highest significance: Roswell Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1954

On 6 October 1954, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 575 daily.
Roswell Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 6 October 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 6 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 87, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1954

Top 20 records on 6 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1954	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1954	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1954	Shirbourne Park, AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Tatum, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Muncheberg, DE	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Elida, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Melrose, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Mount Wilkin, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Utleyville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Ft Sumner, US	all-time rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Miami, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1954	Corona, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	44 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 663 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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).