Weather Records on 22 July 1953

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1953. Highest significance: Micurinsk, RU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1953

On 22 July 1953, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 392 daily.
Micurinsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 80.4 mm (3.2 in) on 22 July 1953.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 22 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 22 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1953

Top 20 records on 22 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1953	Micurinsk, RU	all-time rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1953	Godegard, SE	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1953	Chestertown, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1953	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Osceola, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Khalilabad, IN	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Booneville, US	monthly rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Lucknow, IN	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Clear Spring 1 ENE, US	all-time rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Elatma, RU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Belsand, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Pailani, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1953	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	42 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 404 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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	257
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2