Weather Records on 18 May 1953

393 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1953. Highest significance: Woodville 4 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 18 May 1953

On 18 May 1953, 393 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 380 daily.
Woodville 4 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 225.6 mm (8.9 in) on 18 May 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

393 stations

393 station records on 18 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	321.1 mm (12.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	334.8 mm (13.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

393 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 18 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1953

Top 20 records on 18 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1953	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	all-time rain	321.1 mm (12.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Simmesport, US	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Brookings, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Jennings, US	monthly rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Malvern, GB	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Melville, US	all-time rain	334.8 mm (13.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Newport, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Karnes City 2N, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	De Ridder, US	all-time rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1953	South Nietta, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1953	Maibong, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 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

1796 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 393 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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 25	290
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1