Weather Records on 3 July 1953

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1953. Highest significance: P.P. Channel, IN.

Key Facts for 3 July 1953

On 3 July 1953, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 569 daily.
P.P. Channel set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 3 July 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 3 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 3 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1953

Top 20 records on 3 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1953	P.P. Channel, IN	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Dhanbad Sr, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Weston, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Armadale, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Churchman Brook, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Wungong Dam, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Oakland, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Dharamjaigarh, IN	daily rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Simdega, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Mulakumood, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1953	Kenilworth Tu, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	41 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 584 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

Download the Data

Data for records on 1953-07-03: 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	364
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1