Weather Records on 9 May 1953

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1953. Highest significance: Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU.

Key Facts for 9 May 1953

On 9 May 1953, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 498 daily.
Gosford (Gertrude Place) set a daily record precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 9 May 1953.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 9 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 9 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1953

Top 20 records on 9 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1953	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1953	Ravensworth (Hillview), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Hopetoun, AU	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Gosford (Narara Research Stati, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Carlyle, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Cessnock Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Williambury, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Onslow, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Manti, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1953	Culbertson, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 507 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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	395
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1