Weather Records on 2 July 1953

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1953. Highest significance: Chickmagalur, IN.

Key Facts for 2 July 1953

On 2 July 1953, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 540 daily.
Chickmagalur set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 2 July 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 2 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	265.7 mm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	348.2 mm (13.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	263.7 mm (10.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 2 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 8, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1953

Top 20 records on 2 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1953	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	daily rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Thirthahalli, IN	daily rain	265.7 mm (10.5 in)	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Kadur, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Pontiac, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Sorab, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Sagar, IN	daily rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Bhagamandala, IN	daily rain	348.2 mm (13.7 in)	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Kolhapur, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Pechipparai, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1953	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	43 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 553 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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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 50	386
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1