Weather Records on 23 March 1952

1,479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1952. Highest significance: David City 4E, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1952

On 23 March 1952, 1,479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 823 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,452 daily.
David City 4E set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 23 March 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,479 stations

1,479 station records on 23 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,479 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 327, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 496, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 23 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	327
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	496
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 23 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,290 broken records

Margins by which the 1,290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1952

Top 20 records on 23 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1952	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Winnebago, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Rest Lake, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1952	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	2 years	44 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

1796 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 1,479 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	1,245
100 to 200	33
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1