Weather Records on 11 August 1953

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1953. Highest significance: Olpad, IN.

Key Facts for 11 August 1953

On 11 August 1953, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 276 daily.
Olpad set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 11 August 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 11 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jetpur	India	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 11 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

210 broken records

Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1953

Top 20 records on 11 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1953	Olpad, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Shahapur, IN	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Jetpur, IN	monthly rain	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Brainerd, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Hartington, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Mitchell 2 N, US	all-time rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Tracy, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	The Forks, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Canguaretama, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1953	Durham, GB	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1953	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1953	Virginia, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1953	Alexandria, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	34 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 283 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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Data for records on 1953-08-11: 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	188
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1