Weather Records on 17 June 1953

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1953. Highest significance: Skara 1, SE.

Key Facts for 17 June 1953

On 17 June 1953, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 446 daily.
Skara 1 set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 17 June 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 17 June 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwandi	India	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 17 June 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1953

Top 20 records on 17 June 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1953	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Halden, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Barabinsk, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Socorro, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Oxford 1 E, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Chintalapudi, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Clarksville, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Dhoraji, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Malmo_2, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Boras, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Greenville, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1953	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	33 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

1807 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1953. 1953 had 455 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1953-06-17: 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 10	300
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1