Weather Records on 17 April 1953

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1953. Highest significance: Molakmura, IN.

Key Facts for 17 April 1953

On 17 April 1953, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 511 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 811 daily.
Molakmura set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 17 April 1953.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 17 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Voravakal(Varaka)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 17 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 17 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 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

17 April 1953

Top 20 records on 17 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1953	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Bic, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Bic, CA	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Narayanganj, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Chikodi, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Havana, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Chikhalda Sr, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Golden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Kampli, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Bhavani, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Edmundston, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1953	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	37 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

1799 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1953. 1953 had 818 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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	667
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1