Weather Records on 18 June 1953

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1953. Highest significance: Dahanu, IN.

Key Facts for 18 June 1953

On 18 June 1953, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 711 daily.
Dahanu set a daily record precipitation of 306.1 mm (12.1 in) on 18 June 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

730 stations

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

Weather records on 18 June 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 June 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1953

Top 20 records on 18 June 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1953	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Kursk, RU	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Kherson, UA	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Umbergaon, IN	daily rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Jalna, IN	all-time rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Bulsar Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Vada, IN	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Mahim, IN	daily rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Manpur(Tappa), IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1953	Bassein, IN	daily rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	18 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

1800 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1953. 1953 had 730 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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Data for records on 1953-06-18: 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	521
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1