Weather Records on 8 April 1953

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1953. Highest significance: Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1953

On 8 April 1953, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 506 daily.
Brewarrina (Talawanta) set a daily record precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 8 April 1953.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 8 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Giant Forest	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1953

Top 20 records on 8 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1953	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Kolar, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Bumping Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Ramnagaram, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	E Wareham, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Red Lodge, US	all-time snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Brockton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Bumping Lake, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Powell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1953	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1953	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1953	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1953	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1953	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1953	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	58 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

1798 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 519 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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Data for records on 1953-04-08: 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	385
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1