Weather Records on 4 January 1953

267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1953. Highest significance: De Hoek (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1953

On 4 January 1953, 267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 261 daily.
De Hoek (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 4 January 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

267 stations

267 station records on 4 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leader	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	236.0 cm (92.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leader	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

267 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 4 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 4 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1953

Top 20 records on 4 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1953	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1953	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1953	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1953	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1953	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1953	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1953	Kindersley, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1953	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1953	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	all-time snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Aneroid, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	East Angus, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Weimar, DE	all-time snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1953	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	29 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

1795 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 267 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 25	179
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1