Weather Records on 4 April 1953

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1953. Highest significance: Brandfort (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 April 1953

On 4 April 1953, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 326 daily.
Brandfort (Mag) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 143.0 mm (5.6 in) on 4 April 1953.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 4 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1953

Top 20 records on 4 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1953	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	all-time rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1953	Minimay (Booroopki), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1953	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1953	Stirling, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1953	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1953	Ayikudi, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1953	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1953	Pitkin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Dalby Post Office, AU	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Manbulloo, AU	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Valapady, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Idomia, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Mount Barker, AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1953	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 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

1794 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 332 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1953-04-04: 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	266
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1