Weather Records on 18 August 1953

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1953. Highest significance: Mandal, IN.

Key Facts for 18 August 1953

On 18 August 1953, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 315 daily.
Mandal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 348.2 mm (13.7 in) on 18 August 1953.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 18 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mandal	India	Record daily precipitation	348.2 mm (13.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Viramgam	India	Record daily precipitation	389.1 mm (15.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	340.4 mm (13.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kathghora	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deori	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 18 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 223.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1953

Top 20 records on 18 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1953	Mandal, IN	all-time rain	348.2 mm (13.7 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1953	Viramgam, IN	monthly rain	389.1 mm (15.3 in)	194.5 mm (7.7 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1953	Kharaghoda, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Dhrangadhra, IN	monthly rain	340.4 mm (13.4 in)	223.6 mm (8.8 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Bijeraghogarh, IN	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Munday, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Putnam, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Spur, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Chickasha, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Neuse 2 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	23.8 C (74.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Pendra Road, IN	all-time rain	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1953	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1953	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1953	Kathghora, IN	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1953	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1953	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1953	Sidhi, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1953	Anjar, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 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

1797 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 323 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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 50	235
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1