Weather Records on 10 February 1953

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1953. Highest significance: Hamelfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 February 1953

On 10 February 1953, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 543 daily.
Hamelfontein set an all-time record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 10 February 1953.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

558 stations

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

Weather records on 10 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 10 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 10 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 880.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1953

Top 20 records on 10 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1953	Hamelfontein, ZA	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1953	Prairie Post Office, AU	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Toolebuc, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Henichesk, UA	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Beardsley, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Mora, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Corinda, AU	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Miami, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Munday, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Fermoy, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1953	Nashlyn, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	43 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

1798 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 558 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	486
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1