Weather Records on 4 June 1953

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 June 1953. Highest significance: Port Washington, US.

Key Facts for 4 June 1953

On 4 June 1953, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 300 daily.
Port Washington set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 4 June 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

304 stations

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

Weather records on 4 June 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luther	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 4 June 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 June 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 June 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

246 broken records

Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 June 1953

Top 20 records on 4 June 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 June 1953	Port Washington, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Norseman, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Higginsville, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Tiruppuvanam, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Nanambinia, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	New Hampton, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Colunio, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Colorado, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1953	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1953	Bologna, IT	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1953	Wien, AT	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1953	Bethany, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1953	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1953	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1953	Grenora, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1953	Holy Cross, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	28 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 304 records.

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

Records on 06-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1807	1
1808	1
1810	4
1822	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1849	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	7
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	5
1897	1
1898	4
1899	2
1900	6
1901	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	17
1906	6
1907	18
1908	26
1909	21
1910	45
1911	15
1912	20
1913	18
1914	36
1915	15
1916	33
1917	31
1918	27
1919	122
1920	74
1921	68
1922	106
1923	827
1924	140
1925	388
1926	269
1927	352
1928	391
1929	610
1930	175
1931	100
1932	164
1933	343
1934	435
1935	250
1936	216
1937	231
1938	226
1939	315
1940	260
1941	371
1942	320
1943	778
1944	482
1945	1,330
1946	457
1947	456
1948	369
1949	553
1950	518
1951	553
1952	382
1953	304
1954	549
1955	293
1956	698
1957	567
1958	346
1959	309
1960	385
1961	609
1962	592
1963	562
1964	452
1965	246
1966	465
1967	477
1968	516
1969	870
1970	722
1971	453
1972	580
1973	467
1974	501
1975	436
1976	522
1977	809
1978	756
1979	843
1980	884
1981	1,020
1982	1,245
1983	896
1984	700
1985	1,546
1986	896
1987	941
1988	1,468
1989	1,244
1990	997
1991	1,197
1992	947
1993	974
1994	627
1995	736
1996	991
1997	1,054
1998	2,389
1999	859
2000	986
2001	1,222
2002	1,217
2003	1,352
2004	1,007
2005	939
2006	957
2007	867
2008	1,285
2009	796
2010	984
2011	1,208
2012	862
2013	419
2014	657
2015	588
2016	1,099
2017	484
2018	539
2019	496
2020	662
2021	1,604
2022	488
2023	630
2024	756
2025	566
2026	518

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Data for records on 1953-06-04: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 June 1953
Margin	Records
0 to 10	217
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1