Weather Records on 1 January 1953

197 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1953. Highest significance: Donkerhoek-Rainhill, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 January 1953

On 1 January 1953, 197 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 195 daily.
Donkerhoek-Rainhill set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 1 January 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

197 stations

197 station records on 1 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	213.0 cm (83.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adhoura	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minapur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijaypur	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.5 C (-49.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

197 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 1 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 1 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 930.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1953

Top 20 records on 1 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1953	Donkerhoek-Rainhill, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1953	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	213.0 cm (83.9 in)	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1953	Chatsworth, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1953	Adhoura, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Kulgam, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Kulu, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Macrossan, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Gettysburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Deerfield Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Ville Marie, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Chambers, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1953	Hana 354, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

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

1798 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 197 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	165
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1