Weather Records on 31 October 1953

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1953. Highest significance: Blackville Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1953

On 31 October 1953, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 297 daily.
Blackville Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 31 October 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 31 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Black Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 31 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1953

Top 20 records on 31 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1953	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1953	Mykland, NO	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1953	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1953	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Black Creek, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Aseral, NO	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Punganur, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	St Petersburg, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Arlington, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Trinidad 2 SSE, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1953	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	25 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

1805 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1953. 1953 had 303 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	235
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1