Weather Records on 7 November 1953

1,170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1953. Highest significance: Lock Haven, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 1953

On 7 November 1953, 1,170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 572 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Lock Haven set an all-time record daily snowfall of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 7 November 1953.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,170 stations

1,170 station records on 7 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,170 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 366, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 206, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 206, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 7 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	366
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	206
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	206
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 7 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 54, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,004 broken records

Margins by which the 1,004 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1953

Top 20 records on 7 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1953	Lock Haven, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	75 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	99 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Norton 9SSE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Cawker City, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Carlisle, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Red Cloud, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Plainville 4WNW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Huntingdon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Maristova, NO	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Emporium 1 E, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Hemlock, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1953	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	60 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

1794 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 1,170 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 November 1953
Margin	Records
0 to 100	918
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	18
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1