Weather Records on 10 January 1952

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1952. Highest significance: Payette, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1952

On 10 January 1952, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 303 daily.
Payette set an all-time record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 10 January 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 10 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlgren Weapons Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 10 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 10 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1952

Top 20 records on 10 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1952	Payette, US	all-time rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Wowan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Council, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Huntington, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Parksville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Parrsboro, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Cambridge, US	all-time rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	McCall, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Hot Springs 2, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Sewanee, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Tromso, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Marshall, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1952	Newport, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	39 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

1799 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1952. 1952 had 316 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 200	265
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1