Weather Records on 10 October 1954

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1954. Highest significance: Rockford, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1954

On 10 October 1954, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 445 daily.
Rockford set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 10 October 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 10 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 10 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1954

Top 20 records on 10 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1954	Rockford, US	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1954	Davenport L&D 15, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1954	Aurora Water, US	all-time rain	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	4 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1954	Morrison, US	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1954	Rochelle 6 NW, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1954	Aledo, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1954	Fort Dearborn, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1954	Geneseo, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Hobart 2 WNW, US	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Sycamore, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Whiting, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Charduar, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Iowa City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1954	Rantoul, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	47 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

1793 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 471 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 25	330
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1