Weather Records on 5 July 1953

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1953. Highest significance: Naretha, AU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1953

On 5 July 1953, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 515 daily.
Naretha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 5 July 1953.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 5 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltora	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 191.

Records on 5 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1953

Top 20 records on 5 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1953	Naretha, AU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1953	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Narayanganj, IN	daily rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Raghunathpur, IN	monthly rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Morris 1NW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Parasala, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Gysinge, SE	monthly rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Rantoul, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1953	Hamilton Fairfield, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	42 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

1796 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 532 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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	315
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2