Weather Records on 19 April 1953

1,158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1953. Highest significance: Bangalore, IN.

Key Facts for 19 April 1953

On 19 April 1953, 1,158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 859 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,144 daily.
Bangalore set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 19 April 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,158 stations

1,158 station records on 19 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,158 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 400, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 459, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 19 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	400
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	459
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 19 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 1,144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

941 broken records

Margins by which the 941 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1953

Top 20 records on 19 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1953	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Polur, IN	monthly rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	St Augustine, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Kumily, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Pulivendla, IN	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Karimnagar, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1953	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 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

1807 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1953. 1953 had 1,158 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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 20	880
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3