Weather Records on 6 August 1953

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1953. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 6 August 1953

On 6 August 1953, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 629 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 6 August 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 6 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 413.

Records on 6 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1953

Top 20 records on 6 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1953	Palermo, IT	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1953	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1953	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1953	Gisborne, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1953	Riddells Creek, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1953	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Romsey, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Madalya, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Meredith, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Satara, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Smythesdale, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Melton, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1953	Cookeys Plains, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 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

1794 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 646 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

Download the Data

Data for records on 1953-08-06: 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	474
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1