Weather Records on 31 August 1953

1,054 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1953. Highest significance: Cleveland Bowls Club, AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 1953

On 31 August 1953, 1,054 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
789 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Cleveland Bowls Club set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 31 August 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,054 stations

1,054 station records on 31 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newrybar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,054 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 541, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 31 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	541
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1953

Top 20 records on 31 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1953	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1953	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Mooliabeenee Siding, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Burnet, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Samford Csiro, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Landsborough, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Moore Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Natural Brg, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Newrybar, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1953	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	41 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

1796 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 1,054 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 10	755
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1