Weather Records on 1 April 1952

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1952. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 1 April 1952

On 1 April 1952, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 379 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 1 April 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

419 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 1 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 1 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1952

Top 20 records on 1 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1952	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1952	Basel Binningen, CH	monthly rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1952	Schriever, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Gysinge, SE	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Putbus, DE	daily low max	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Tuttlingen, DE	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Sfax El-Maou, TN	monthly high max	35.3 C (95.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Zametchino, RU	monthly low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Viewpoint, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1952	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1952	Husum, DE	monthly low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1952	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1803 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1952. 1952 had 419 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 25	340
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1