Weather Records on 12 June 1953

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1953. Highest significance: Krasnojarsk, RU.

Key Facts for 12 June 1953

On 12 June 1953, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 721 daily.
Krasnojarsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.1 mm (2.3 in) on 12 June 1953.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 12 June 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 June 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1953

Top 20 records on 12 June 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1953	Krasnojarsk, RU	monthly rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Nelson, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Vaduj, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Viewpoint, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Lamar, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Ely AP, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1953	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1953	De Ridder, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1953	Nairne, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1953	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1953	Kustanai, KZ	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1953	Gravette, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1953	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	32 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

1797 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 730 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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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 10	513
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1