Weather Records on 6 November 1953

1,218 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1953. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1953

On 6 November 1953, 1,218 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 458 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,204 daily.
Washington set a daily record snowfall of 15.7 cm (6.2 in) on 6 November 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,218 stations

1,218 station records on 6 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,218 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 306, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 603, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 6 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	306
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	603
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 6 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 1,204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,047 broken records

Margins by which the 1,047 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1953

Top 20 records on 6 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1953	Washington, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1953	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1953	Ravenna, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1953	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1953	Philadelphia City, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1953	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1953	Alton 1 W, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Bertrand, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Aurora, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Gothenburg, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Miller, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1953	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	50 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 1,218 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 50	969
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1