Weather Records on 20 June 1953

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1953. Highest significance: Deoband, IN.

Key Facts for 20 June 1953

On 20 June 1953, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
684 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 922 daily.
Deoband set a monthly record daily precipitation of 169.7 mm (6.7 in) on 20 June 1953.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 20 June 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 293, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 391, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 20 June 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	293
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	391
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1953 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 69, daily 922.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1953

Top 20 records on 20 June 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1953	Deoband, IN	monthly rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1953	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Amery, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Brainerd, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Nuguru(Venkitapu), IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Nizamabad, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Rogers, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Chodavaram, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Russellville, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1953	S Haven, US	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 998 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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 20	718
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2