Weather Records on 1 August 1953

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1953. Highest significance: Khamgaon, IN.

Key Facts for 1 August 1953

On 1 August 1953, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 553 daily.
Khamgaon set a daily record precipitation of 109.5 mm (4.3 in) on 1 August 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 1 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 1 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 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

1 August 1953

Top 20 records on 1 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1953	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Ft Ripley, US	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Nandura, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Brainerd, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Portal, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Levan, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Pembina, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Achalpur, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Spearfish 9 WNW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Zion Np, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1953	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	38 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

1797 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 565 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1953-08-01: 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	353
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1