Weather Records on 9 October 1953

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1953. Highest significance: Arcadia, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 1953

On 9 October 1953, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 335 daily.
Arcadia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 187.5 mm (7.4 in) on 9 October 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 9 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

222 broken records

Margins by which the 222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1953

Top 20 records on 9 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1953	Arcadia, US	monthly rain	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1953	Izana, ES	monthly rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1953	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Newport, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Punta Gorda, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Titusville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Centralia, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Leongatha, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1953	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1953	Hyannis, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1953	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1953	Jalna, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1953	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1953	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	27 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 343 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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Data for records on 1953-10-09: 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	204
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1