Weather Records on 21 April 1953

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1953. Highest significance: De Grey, AU.

Key Facts for 21 April 1953

On 21 April 1953, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 630 daily.
De Grey set a monthly record daily precipitation of 235.0 mm (9.3 in) on 21 April 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 21 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 325, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 25.

Records on 21 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	325
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1953

Top 20 records on 21 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1953	De Grey, AU	monthly rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	130.9 mm (5.2 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1953	Ettrick, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1953	Ethel Creek, AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Wye Wye, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Strelley, AU	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Mulyie, AU	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Itapage, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Jigalong, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1953	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1953	St Augustine, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1953	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1953	Dhing, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1953	Udayalipatti, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1953	Philippi, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1953	Acude Forquilha, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1953	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	29 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 640 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	887
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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Data for records on 1953-04-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 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	474
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2