Weather Records on 1 October 1953

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1953. Highest significance: Holalkhere, IN.

Key Facts for 1 October 1953

On 1 October 1953, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
524 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 162 monthly and 494 daily.
Holalkhere set a daily record precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 1 October 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

656 stations

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

Weather records on 1 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 370, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	370
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 162, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1953

Top 20 records on 1 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1953	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Dublin, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Lalganj, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Koshkonong, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1953	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Mesa, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Princeton, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Houston, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Nalbari, IN	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Valapady, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1953	Weston, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	33 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

1813 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1953. 1953 had 656 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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 20	435
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1