Weather Records on 7 April 1952

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1952. Highest significance: Currawilla Station, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1952

On 7 April 1952, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 483 daily.
Currawilla Station set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 7 April 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 7 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1952

Top 20 records on 7 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1952	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1952	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1952	Toolebuc, AU	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1952	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1952	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Keeroongooloo, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Chatsworth, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Sira, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Selwyn Wrc, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Ekari Park, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1952	Tallyabra, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 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

1800 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1952. 1952 had 491 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 50	362
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1