Weather Records on 10 January 1953

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1953. Highest significance: Weimar, DE.

Key Facts for 10 January 1953

On 10 January 1953, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
531 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 669 daily.
Weimar set a daily record snow depth of 30.0 cm (11.8 in) on 10 January 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 10 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	296.0 cm (116.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 310, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 10 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	310
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 10 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1953

Top 20 records on 10 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1953	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1953	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1953	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1953	Groton, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1953	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1953	Mansfield, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1953	Middleboro, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1953	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1953	New London, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Gadsden, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Pearl, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Oelrichs, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Pomeroy, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Telkwa, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Collbran, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Marion, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1953	Corinne, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	28 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

1799 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1953. 1953 had 702 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 50	565
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2