Weather Records on 22 October 1953

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1953. Highest significance: Jordan, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1953

On 22 October 1953, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 597 daily.
Jordan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 22 October 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 22 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 22 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1953

Top 20 records on 22 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1953	Jordan, US	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1953	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	176.7 mm (7.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Venkatagiri, IN	monthly rain	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Gudur, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Rajampet, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Ongole, IN	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Sidhout(Siddavat), IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Chitvel, IN	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Badvel, IN	monthly rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Grenora, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Nellore, IN	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Mill Holme, ZA	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1953	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 615 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 25	430
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1