Weather Records on 11 April 1953

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1953. Highest significance: Rose Isle, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1953

On 11 April 1953, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 581 daily.
Rose Isle set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 11 April 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 11 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1953

Top 20 records on 11 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1953	Rose Isle, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1953	Wakeeney, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1953	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Hays 1 S, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Oakley 4W, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Kasargod, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Bourke (Yanda), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Sankari, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Gaudan-In-Turkmen, TM	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1953	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	36 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

1800 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1953. 1953 had 594 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	490
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1