Weather Records on 15 April 1953

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1953. Highest significance: Ferrara, IT.

Key Facts for 15 April 1953

On 15 April 1953, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 468 daily.
Ferrara set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 15 April 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 15 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harangajao	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bunya Bunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1953

Top 20 records on 15 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1953	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1953	Mantova, IT	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1953	Barnong, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Wilroy, AU	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Tallering, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Sao Miguel, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Norseman, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Satyamangalam, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Chinook, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1953	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1953	Bullardoo, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	33 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

1801 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1953. 1953 had 475 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 50	394
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1