Weather Records on 4 April 1952

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1952. Highest significance: Itchapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 4 April 1952

On 4 April 1952, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 342 daily.
Itchapuram set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 4 April 1952.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 4 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 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

4 April 1952

Top 20 records on 4 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1952	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Konda, IN	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Russelkonda, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Tacaratu, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1952	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1952	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1952	Bella Coola, CA	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1952	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1952	Salem, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1952	Aska, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	31 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

1794 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 348 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

Download the Data

Data for records on 1952-04-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	263
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1