Weather Records on 9 August 1953

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1953. Highest significance: Ridgway, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1953

On 9 August 1953, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 356 daily.
Ridgway set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 9 August 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 9 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Alto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 131.

Records on 9 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1953

Top 20 records on 9 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1953	Ridgway, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Vagra, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Tangley, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Wadhwan, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	St Walburg, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Eads, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Dullabcherra, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Oakland, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Janjgir, IN	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Huntingdon, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1953	Plauen, DE	daily low min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1953	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1953	Clear Spring 1 ENE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1953	Valley Head, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1953	Hemlock, US	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1953	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1953	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	29 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

1798 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 363 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 1953-08-09: 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 10	233
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2