Weather Records on 7 January 1952

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1952. Highest significance: Buena Vista 2S, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1952

On 7 January 1952, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 372 daily.
Buena Vista 2S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 7 January 1952.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 7 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	236.2 cm (93.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 7 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 7 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1952

Top 20 records on 7 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1952	Buena Vista 2S, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry, ZA	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Bulandshahr, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Palermo, IT	monthly rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Hartsel, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Kayenta, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Tuba City, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	all-time snow depth	236.2 cm (93.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1952	Durango, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1952	Pitkin, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	34 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

1826 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1952. 1952 had 386 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	315
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1