Weather Records on 12 January 1952

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1952. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1952

On 12 January 1952, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 259 daily.
Moscow U of I set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 12 January 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 12 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idria	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolaus	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bensons Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 12 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 12 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 965.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1952

Top 20 records on 12 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Yalta, UA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Rio Vista, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Santa Clara UNIV, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Globe Rs, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Dobbins Colgate Foreba, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Idria, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Walnut Creek 2 ESE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Westwood, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Las Plumas, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Marysville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Spreckels Hwy Brg, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Livermore, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Colfax, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1952	Folsom, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 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

1794 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 268 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	218
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1