Weather Records on 10 April 1953

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1953. Highest significance: Hungerford, AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 1953

On 10 April 1953, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 583 daily.
Hungerford set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 10 April 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 10 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1953

Top 20 records on 10 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1953	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1953	Bologna, IT	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Zwartrandjes, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Munising, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Groblersplaas, ZA	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Francistown, BW	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Butler, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Goodwater, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Munising, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1953	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 601 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 100	472
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1