Weather Records on 23 June 1953

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1953. Highest significance: Nome AP, US.

Key Facts for 23 June 1953

On 23 June 1953, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 650 daily.
Nome AP set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 23 June 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 23 June 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurren Kutten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 414.

Records on 23 June 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	414
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 650.

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 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1953

Top 20 records on 23 June 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1953	Nome AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Pali, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Doodenanning, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Rajaund, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Cunderdin, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Petersham 3 N, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1953	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1953	Goomalling, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1953	Kurren Kutten, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1953	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1953	Nawa, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1953	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1953	Newton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1953	Loch, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1953	Jammu (In-AFB), IN	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 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

1805 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1953. 1953 had 657 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

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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).