Weather Records on 5 August 1953

1,043 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1953. Highest significance: Sonkatch, IN.

Key Facts for 5 August 1953

On 5 August 1953, 1,043 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Sonkatch set a daily record precipitation of 225.6 mm (8.9 in) on 5 August 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,043 stations

1,043 station records on 5 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boisdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kindsi	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpelner	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,043 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 840.

Records on 5 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	840
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 1,026.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

928 broken records

Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1953

Top 20 records on 5 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1953	Sonkatch, IN	daily rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Lawloit, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Boisdale, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Kindsi, IN	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Beachport, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Mandvi, IN	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Angola, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Amarwara, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Umrer, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1953	Trida (Willandra National Park, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	47 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 1,043 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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Data for records on 1953-08-05: 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	834
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3