Weather Records on 20 July 1953

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1953. Highest significance: Koratagere, IN.

Key Facts for 20 July 1953

On 20 July 1953, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 305 daily.
Koratagere set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 20 July 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 20 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 20 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1953

Top 20 records on 20 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1953	Koratagere, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Holdenville 2SSE, US	monthly rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Beaver City, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Norton 9SSE, US	all-time rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Antlers, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Chengam, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Ada, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Seward, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Arasadi, IN	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Robeline, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Lowville, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1953	Toccoa, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1953	Rison, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	33 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

1809 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1953. 1953 had 316 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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 10	194
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2