Weather Records on 7 July 1953

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1953. Highest significance: Nanguneri, IN.

Key Facts for 7 July 1953

On 7 July 1953, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 608 daily.
Nanguneri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 7 July 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 7 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	379.7 mm (14.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 296.

Records on 7 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1953

Top 20 records on 7 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1953	Nanguneri, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1953	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Sattankulam, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Barkerville, CA	all-time high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Irikkur, IN	all-time rain	379.7 mm (14.9 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Leslie Canyon, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Douglas Smelter, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Russellville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Jackman, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Magarwara, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Sanivarsanthe, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Meycode Adandai, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1953	Clarendon, AU	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	55 years	39 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 623 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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Data for records on 1953-07-07: 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	412
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1