Weather Records on 1 April 1953

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1953. Highest significance: Hopetown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 April 1953

On 1 April 1953, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 232 daily.
Hopetown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 1 April 1953.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 1 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1953

Top 20 records on 1 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1953	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1953	Hanover (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1953	Grootfontein, ZA	monthly rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Wolmada, ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Limassol, CY	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	St John's, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Smythe, ZA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1953	Placerville, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1953	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1953	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1953	Scheurfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	32 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

1803 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1953. 1953 had 249 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 20	187
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1