Weather Records on 10 August 1953

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1953. Highest significance: Spencer, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1953

On 10 August 1953, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 422 daily.
Spencer set a daily record precipitation of 75.9 mm (3.0 in) on 10 August 1953.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 10 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jambughoda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anand	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jetpur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dahej	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dakor	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 10 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1953

Top 20 records on 10 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1953	Spencer, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Olpad, IN	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	St Augustine, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Borsad, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Bezenchuk, RU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Dansville, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Jambusar, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Halol, IN	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Jambughoda Sr, IN	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Anand, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Mangrulpir, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Dannemora, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Jetpur, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Ridgway, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Chuda, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Rapelje, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1953	Rumford, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	37 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

1814 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1953. 1953 had 431 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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Data for records on 1953-08-10: 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	308
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1