Weather Records on 11 October 1954

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1954. Highest significance: Hayward Rs, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1954

On 11 October 1954, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 656 daily.
Hayward Rs set a daily record precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 11 October 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 11 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 11 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1954

Top 20 records on 11 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1954	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	S Haven, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Warsaw 2, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Bamboo Springs, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Independence, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Shelbina, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Allegan 5NE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Elgin Water, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Whitestown, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Le Claire, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Appleton City, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Minocqua, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Franklin 2 NNE, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1954	Emu Creek, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	42 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 672 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 20	473
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1