Weather Records on 7 December 1953

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1953. Highest significance: Maitland (Weetulta), AU.

Key Facts for 7 December 1953

On 7 December 1953, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 656 daily.
Maitland (Weetulta) set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 7 December 1953.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

673 stations

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

Weather records on 7 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 446, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 7 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	446
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 7 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1953

Top 20 records on 7 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1953	Maitland (Weetulta), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1953	Nairne, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Angaston, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Layton 3 NW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Mallala, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Virginia Sheedy Road, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Adelaide (Unley), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Elliston, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Glenelg Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Mitcham Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1953	Yacka, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	49 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

1801 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1953. 1953 had 673 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	579
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1