Weather Records on 19 March 1952

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1952

On 19 March 1952, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 467 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 19 March 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 19 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yimkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turtleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 19 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 19 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1952

Top 20 records on 19 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Parli, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Hartwell, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Kooskia, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Werrina, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Mossgiel Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Williams, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	40 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 474 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	393
200 to 400	10
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1