Weather Records on 20 April 1953

1,071 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1953. Highest significance: Sholavandan, IN.

Key Facts for 20 April 1953

On 20 April 1953, 1,071 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 762 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 1,068 daily.
Sholavandan set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 20 April 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,071 stations

1,071 station records on 20 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Netarhat	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,071 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 247, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 515, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 20 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	247
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	515
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 20 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 1,068.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

874 broken records

Margins by which the 874 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1953

Top 20 records on 20 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1953	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Aryankavu, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Udaipur, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Quilon Pwd, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Palani, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1953	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1953	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1953	Bucyrus, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1953	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1953	Irwin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1953	Netarhat, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	32 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

1807 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1953. 1953 had 1,071 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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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	808
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1