Weather Records on 3 April 1952

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1952. Highest significance: Tangi, IN.

Key Facts for 3 April 1952

On 3 April 1952, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 233 daily.
Tangi set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 3 April 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 3 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noccundra Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 3 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 3 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1952

Top 20 records on 3 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1952	Tangi, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1952	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1952	Fatehgarh, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1952	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1952	Salmon Arm, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Gunupur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Lowestoft, GB	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Moosehorn, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Verhneimbatsk, RU	daily low min	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1952	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	24 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

1815 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1952. 1952 had 243 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	210
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1