Weather Records on 4 November 1953

219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1953. Highest significance: Perillup, AU.

Key Facts for 4 November 1953

On 4 November 1953, 219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 218 daily.
Perillup set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 4 November 1953.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

219 stations

219 station records on 4 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

219 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 218.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1953

Top 20 records on 4 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1953	Perillup, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1953	Cressy, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1953	Sarnia, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1953	Superior, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1953	Oak Hills Station, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1953	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1953	Eastern View, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Kustanai, KZ	daily low max	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Tobolsk, RU	daily low max	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Eastland, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Burrwood Wb, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Yabba Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Ardmore, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1953	Kilkivan State Forest 220, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	26 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

1803 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1953. 1953 had 219 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	170
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1