Weather Records on 13 November 1953

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1953. Highest significance: Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 November 1953

On 13 November 1953, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 457 daily.
Ingwavuma (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 83.5 mm (3.3 in) on 13 November 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 13 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearlake Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1953

Top 20 records on 13 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1953	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1953	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1953	Vardoe, NO	monthly rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1953	Mallow, ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1953	Clearlake Park, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1953	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1953	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Uitzicht, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Hedley, CA	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Zamora (Obs), MX	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Mesa, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Tucson WFO, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	1.5 C (34.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Morden, CA	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Collbran, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1953	Winslow AP, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	27 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

1795 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 465 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 10	330
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1