Weather Records on 19 October 1953

1,004 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1953. Highest significance: Harkerville (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 October 1953

On 19 October 1953, 1,004 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
751 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 1,001 daily.
Harkerville (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 19 October 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,004 stations

1,004 station records on 19 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,004 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 497, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 19 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	497
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 1,001.

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 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1953

Top 20 records on 19 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1953	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	De Brug (Pol), ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Clifford Downs, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Mulki, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Eureka, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1953	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	40 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

1806 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1953. 1953 had 1,004 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	724
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1