Weather Records on 11 February 1953

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1953. Highest significance: Stuttgart, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1953

On 11 February 1953, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 510 daily.
Stuttgart set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 11 February 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 11 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 11 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 11 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1953

Top 20 records on 11 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1953	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Mancelona, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Hopewell, ZA	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Dumas, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Moscow, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Osceola, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Higgins Lake, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Brinkley, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1953	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 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

1798 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 521 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	424
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2