Weather Records on 21 October 1953

1,579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1953. Highest significance: Morwell (Mail Centre), AU.

Key Facts for 21 October 1953

On 21 October 1953, 1,579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
536 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 139 monthly and 1,435 daily.
Morwell (Mail Centre) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 21 October 1953.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

1,579 stations

1,579 station records on 21 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,579 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 324, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,006, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 21 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	324
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,006
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 139, daily 1,435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,425 broken records

Margins by which the 1,425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1953

Top 20 records on 21 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1953	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Poowong (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Mansfield 2, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Childers, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Warburton, AU	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Koo Wee Rup, AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Portland, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Aberfeldy, AU	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1953	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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

1795 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 1,579 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	1,220
20 to 40	148
40 to 60	38
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1