Weather Records on 4 May 1953

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1953. Highest significance: Kiama Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1953

On 4 May 1953, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 381 daily.
Kiama Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 162.8 mm (6.4 in) on 4 May 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 4 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 4 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 196.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1953

Top 20 records on 4 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1953	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Tilba Tilba, AU	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Rosedale, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Monticello, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Warren 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Burrawang (Range Street), AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Gazole, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Martins, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1953	Calera, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 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

1795 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 389 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1953-05-04: 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 25	274
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1