Weather Records on 1 March 1952

564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1952. Highest significance: Trenton 2, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1952

On 1 March 1952, 564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 541 daily.
Trenton 2 set a daily record snowfall of 36.8 cm (14.5 in) on 1 March 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

564 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	169.0 cm (66.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

564 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 1 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 1 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1952

Top 20 records on 1 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1952	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1952	Anadyr, RU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1952	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Idomia, ZA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Likatlong, ZA	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1952	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	43 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

1808 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1952. 1952 had 564 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	436
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1