Weather Records on 27 July 1953

248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1953. Highest significance: Gudur(Guduru), IN.

Key Facts for 27 July 1953

On 27 July 1953, 248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 245 daily.
Gudur(Guduru) set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 27 July 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

248 stations

248 station records on 27 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

248 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 153.

Records on 27 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1953

Top 20 records on 27 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1953	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Decorah, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Bellary, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Ramnagar Sr, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Parola, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Hungund, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Brunswick, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Bareilly Sadar, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Jamkhed, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Lokenburg, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1953	Fayette, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1953	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1953	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1953	Erandol, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1953	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 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

1805 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1953. 1953 had 248 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1953-07-27: 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	166
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2