Weather Records on 26 October 1954

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1954. Highest significance: Tennant Creek Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1954

On 26 October 1954, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 717 daily.
Tennant Creek Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 October 1954.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 26 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley Richmond Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern (Yanko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 445, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	445
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1954

Top 20 records on 26 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1954	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1954	Narrandera Post Office, AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1954	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1954	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1954	Kew, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Flemington Racecourse, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Burnley Richmond Park, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Toorak, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Leeton Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Norfolk, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Murdo, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1954	Orman Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	41 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

1816 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1954. 1954 had 728 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	566
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1