Weather Records on 14 July 1953

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1953. Highest significance: Neillsville 3ESE, US.

Key Facts for 14 July 1953

On 14 July 1953, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 501 daily.
Neillsville 3ESE set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 14 July 1953.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 14 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 153.

Records on 14 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1953

Top 20 records on 14 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1953	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1953	Semej, KZ	all-time rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Gibson Dam, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Auraiya, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	monthly low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Athens, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Blanco, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Hatfield, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Temple, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1953	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1953	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1953	Scott Cda, CA	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1953	Kanin Nos, RU	all-time rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1953	Mexia, US	monthly low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1953	Chelsea, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1953	St John's, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1953	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1953. 1953 had 518 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1953-07-14: 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	378
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1