Weather Records on 7 October 1954

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1954. Highest significance: Artesia 6S, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1954

On 7 October 1954, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 442 daily.
Artesia 6S set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 7 October 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 7 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 7 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1954

Top 20 records on 7 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1954	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Ixmiquilpan (Smn), MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Pasamonte, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Des Moines, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1954	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Tres Piedras, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Springfield, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Milnes Landing, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Seligman, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1954	Greenwood, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	30 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

1802 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 465 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	274
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1