Weather Records on 14 February 1953

180 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1953. Highest significance: Alexandria, AU.

Key Facts for 14 February 1953

On 14 February 1953, 180 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 179 daily.
Alexandria set a daily record precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 14 February 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

180 stations

180 station records on 14 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

180 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 14 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 14 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

157 broken records

Margins by which the 157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1953

Top 20 records on 14 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1953	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1953	Springvale, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Keeroongooloo, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Stillwater, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Biloxi, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Ventry, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Monkira, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Tallyabra, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Collegeville, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1953	Ruthven, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1953	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1953	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1953	Ekari Park, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1953	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	31 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

1794 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 180 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 100	152
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1