Weather Records on 22 October 1954

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1954. Highest significance: Cape York Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 1954

On 22 October 1954, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 359 daily.
Cape York Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 22 October 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 22 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakkireddipalam	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	339.1 mm (13.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trident	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1954

Top 20 records on 22 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1954	Cape York Post Office, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1954	Mulbagal, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Mercanam, IN	monthly rain	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Harur, IN	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Venkatagirikota, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Thursday Island Township, AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Arni, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Madanapalli, IN	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Rayachoti, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Woodsboro, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Kadiri, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1954	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	37 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 372 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	254
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1