Weather Records on 31 March 1953

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1953. Highest significance: Calvin, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1953

On 31 March 1953, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 293 daily.
Calvin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 31 March 1953.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 31 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evandale (Ridgeside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1953

Top 20 records on 31 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1953	Calvin, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1953	Ordway 4 W, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Madison, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Newington, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Rantoul, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Idomia, ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Le Roy, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Anticosti SW Point, CA	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Olekminsk, RU	monthly high min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	Hoxie, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1953	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1953	St John's, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1953	Parrsboro, CA	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1953	Waterval Wes, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1953	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1953	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1953	Sable Island, CA	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1953	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	48 years	28 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

1808 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1953. 1953 had 302 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1953-03-31: 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 50	252
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1