Weather Records on 15 July 1953

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1953. Highest significance: Lees Ferry, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1953

On 15 July 1953, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 390 daily.
Lees Ferry set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 15 July 1953.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 15 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 15 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 169.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1953

Top 20 records on 15 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1953	Lees Ferry, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1953	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Levan, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Roha, IN	daily rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	169.6 mm (6.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Barkly, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Norddal, NO	monthly rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Mesa Verde Np, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Mangaon, IN	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Almora, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Sveg, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Inverness 3 SE, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1953	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1953	Hagansport, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1953	Malpura, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1953	Yandoit, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1953	Ratangarh, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	31 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 398 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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 25	306
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1