Weather Records on 11 May 1953

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1953. Highest significance: Warrawagine, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1953

On 11 May 1953, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 363 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 637 daily.
Warrawagine set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 11 May 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 11 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1953

Top 20 records on 11 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1953	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Bowdle, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Searcy, US	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Dhing, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Newport, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Humboldt, CA	monthly snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Belleville, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Gospic, HR	monthly low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Virginia, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1953	Champhai, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1953	Wynne, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	34 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

1814 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1953. 1953 had 686 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

Download the Data

Data for records on 1953-05-11: 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 20	492
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3