Weather Records on 7 May 1953

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1953. Highest significance: Campbelltown 1, AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1953

On 7 May 1953, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 539 daily.
Campbelltown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 7 May 1953.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 7 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1953

Top 20 records on 7 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1953	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1953	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Bindi, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Earlwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Dargo, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	41 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 541 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	421
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1