Weather Records on 14 March 1953

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1953. Highest significance: Gondwara(Kohra), IN.

Key Facts for 14 March 1953

On 14 March 1953, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 406 daily.
Gondwara(Kohra) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 14 March 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

416 stations

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

Weather records on 14 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 16.

Records on 14 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1953

Top 20 records on 14 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1953	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Pollock, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Kazalinsk, KZ	monthly rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Poteau, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Neosho, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Ardmore, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Lawton, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Rogers, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Eureka, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Grand Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Pet Jorhat, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1953	Lockwood, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 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

1810 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1953. 1953 had 416 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	340
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1