Weather Records on 9 November 1953

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1953. Highest significance: Hays 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 9 November 1953

On 9 November 1953, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 479 daily.
Hays 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 9 November 1953.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 9 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1953

Top 20 records on 9 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1953	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1953	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1953	Lock Haven, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1953	Puri, IN	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1953	Langet, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1953	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1953	State College, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1953	Tashkent, UZ	daily low min	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1953	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Reading Wb City, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Chardzhev, TM	daily low min	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Astana, KZ	daily low max	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	17.4 C (31.3 F)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Astana, KZ	monthly low min	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily low min	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	9.6 C (17.3 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Princeton, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1953	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	29 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

1794 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 483 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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	332
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1