Weather Records on 13 April 1953

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1953. Highest significance: Porthill, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1953

On 13 April 1953, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 598 daily.
Porthill set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 13 April 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 13 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roland West Portal	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1953

Top 20 records on 13 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1953	Porthill, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1953	Saint Leo, US	monthly rain	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Philadelphia Polisie, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Amamoor Forestry, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Macon, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Jaitanga Valley, IN	daily rain	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Smithfield, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Hedley, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1953	Coleman, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	31 years	38 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

1798 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 609 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	507
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1