Weather Records on 24 March 1952

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1952. Highest significance: Goulburn, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1952

On 24 March 1952, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 415 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 765 daily.
Goulburn set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 24 March 1952.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 24 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Macks Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 279, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 24 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	279
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 24 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1952

Top 20 records on 24 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1952	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1952	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1952	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1952	Macks Creek, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1952	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1952	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Goulburn (Pomeroy), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Narrawa (Hollywood), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Diamond Springs, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Gosford (Narara Research Stati, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1952	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	49 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 779 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	651
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1