Weather Records on 1 January 1952

1,343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1952. Highest significance: Okhimath, IN.

Key Facts for 1 January 1952

On 1 January 1952, 1,343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,063 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,278 daily.
Okhimath set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 1 January 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,343 stations

1,343 station records on 1 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	200.7 cm (79.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,343 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 693, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 370, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 1 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	693
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	370
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 1 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 64, daily 1,278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1952

Top 20 records on 1 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1952	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1952	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1952	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1952	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1952	Fraser, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1952	Morgantown 1, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1952	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1952	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Belleville, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	monthly snow depth	200.7 cm (79.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Atlanta 1 E, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Carson City, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1952	Rocky Mt, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	31 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

1798 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1952. 1952 had 1,343 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 100	1,139
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1