Weather Records on 4 July 1953

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1953. Highest significance: Vasteras-Hasslo, SE.

Key Facts for 4 July 1953

On 4 July 1953, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 420 daily.
Vasteras-Hasslo set a daily record precipitation of 47.7 mm (1.9 in) on 4 July 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 4 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siljansfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kathghora	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 4 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1953

Top 20 records on 4 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1953	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1953	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Malung, SE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Darlington, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Siljansfors, SE	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Tugaske, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Kharsawan, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Roros, NO	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Dalmau, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Pasan, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Maihar, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Akbarpur, IN	monthly rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Cheraw, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Hunterganj, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1953	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	35 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

1806 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1953. 1953 had 431 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1953-07-04: 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 10	238
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1