Weather Records on 3 April 1953

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1953. Highest significance: Ladybrand (Skl), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 April 1953

On 3 April 1953, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 283 daily.
Ladybrand (Skl) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.7 mm (3.7 in) on 3 April 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 3 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1953

Top 20 records on 3 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1953	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1953	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	North End, ZA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Kommissiepoort, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Putbus, DE	daily high max	19.9 C (67.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Milan, IT	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	137 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Putbus, DE	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Westminter Estate, ZA	all-time rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1953	Roodepoort, ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1953	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1953	St John's, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1953	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1953	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	39 years	33 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

1815 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1953. 1953 had 290 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	243
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1