Weather Records on 25 March 1953

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1953. Highest significance: Gum Park, AU.

Key Facts for 25 March 1953

On 25 March 1953, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 28 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 534 daily.
Gum Park set an all-time record daily precipitation of 169.7 mm (6.7 in) on 25 March 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 25 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Walgoolan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wallamabin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kurren Kutten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karlgarin Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 57 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marvel Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 25 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 28, monthly 36, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1953

Top 20 records on 25 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1953	Gum Park, AU	all-time rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Baandee, AU	all-time rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Burracoppin, AU	all-time rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Trayning, AU	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Walgoolan South, AU	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Wallamabin Park, AU	all-time rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Westonia, AU	all-time rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Moningarin, AU	all-time rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Glenferrie, AU	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Nungarin, AU	all-time rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Baandee North, AU	all-time rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1953	Bonnie Doon, AU	all-time rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1953	Lake Carmody, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1953	Wongan Hills, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1953	Cowcowing, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1953	Aleppo, AU	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1953	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1953	Clyde Park, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1953	Codg Codgen, AU	all-time rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1953	Bodallin, AU	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	56 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

1806 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1953. 1953 had 598 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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Data for records on 1953-03-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	400
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	20
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2