Weather Records on 24 April 1953

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1953. Highest significance: Northam, AU.

Key Facts for 24 April 1953

On 24 April 1953, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 356 daily.
Northam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 24 April 1953.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 24 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balkuling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tootra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1953

Top 20 records on 24 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1953	Northam, AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1953	Goomalling, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1953	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Langdon Exp Farm, US	monthly snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Walebing, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Meckering, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Brookton, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Towner 2 NE, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Bally Bally, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Park River, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Ely Park, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Beverley, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Fessenden, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Jenna Pullin, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Konnongorring, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Balkuling, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1953	Bolgart, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	48 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 390 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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Data for records on 1953-04-24: 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 2026-10-17 (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	343
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1