Weather Records on 14 August 1953

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1953. Highest significance: Onley 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1953

On 14 August 1953, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 297 daily.
Onley 1 S set an all-time record daily precipitation of 264.9 mm (10.4 in) on 14 August 1953.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 14 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.9 mm (10.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 14 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 184.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1953

Top 20 records on 14 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1953	Onley 1 S, US	all-time rain	264.9 mm (10.4 in)	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1953	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1953	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1953	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1953	Edenton, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1953	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Crisfield Somrs Cove, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Snow Hill 4 N, US	all-time rain	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Sironcha, IN	all-time rain	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Dawson, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Quincy, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	New Holland, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Salisbury, US	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Prospect 2 SW, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Shahpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1953	Roxbury, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	45 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 312 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 25	215
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1