Weather Records on 15 October 1954

945 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1954. Highest significance: Barrie, CA.

Key Facts for 15 October 1954

On 15 October 1954, 945 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 847 daily.
Barrie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 15 October 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

945 stations

945 station records on 15 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springs 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

945 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 479, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 15 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	479
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 74, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

819 broken records

Margins by which the 819 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1954

Top 20 records on 15 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1954	Barrie, CA	all-time rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 October 1954	Collingwood, CA	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Southern Pines 2 W, US	monthly rain	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	all-time rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Stratford, CA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Georgetown, CA	all-time rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Beechal, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Lucan, CA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Beeton, CA	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Westfield 2 SSE, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Somerset Main Street, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1954	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1954	High Pt, US	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1954	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1954	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1954	Grimsby Rock Chapel, CA	all-time rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1954	Toronto, CA	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	105 years	58 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

1794 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 945 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	652
20 to 40	114
40 to 60	31
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	6