Weather Records on 6 December 1953

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1953. Highest significance: Robertsdale, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1953

On 6 December 1953, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 516 daily.
Robertsdale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 6 December 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

533 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rumsey Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 6 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 6 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 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 December 1953

Top 20 records on 6 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1953	Robertsdale, US	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1953	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Fairhope 2 NE, US	monthly rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	North End, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Buhl, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Franklin 2 NNE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Robe Comparison, AU	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Armour, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Columbus, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Reading Wb City, US	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1953	Quincy Exp STN, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1953	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	33 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

1804 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1953. 1953 had 533 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	411
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1