Weather Records on 18 December 1953

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1953. Highest significance: Simcoe, CA.

Key Facts for 18 December 1953

On 18 December 1953, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 366 daily.
Simcoe set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 18 December 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 18 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 18 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 18 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 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

18 December 1953

Top 20 records on 18 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1953	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1953	Springbok, ZA	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1953	Pella, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1953	Asheville, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1953	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1953	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Paratinga, BR	all-time rain	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Riva, IT	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Kleindubbelvlei, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Riva, IT	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Williamsburg 2, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Andarai, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Federal Pt, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Paoli, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1953	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	26 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 373 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	281
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1