Weather Records on 16 July 1953

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1953. Highest significance: Saint Johns, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1953

On 16 July 1953, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 360 daily.
Saint Johns set an all-time record daily precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 16 July 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 16 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 16 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1953

Top 20 records on 16 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1953	Saint Johns, US	all-time rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Grover 10 W, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Paisley, GB	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Haldwani, IN	all-time rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Natural Brg, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Cedar Glade, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Red Rock 6 SSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1953	Albany, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1953	Paradis 7 S, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1953	Munday, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1953	Paragonah, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1953	Brockville, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1953	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1953	Richland, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1953	Pine Bluffs, US	all-time rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1953	Mutual, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	29 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

1798 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 366 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	253
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1