Weather Records on 8 April 1952

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1952. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 April 1952

On 8 April 1952, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 552 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 8 April 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 8 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1952

Top 20 records on 8 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1952	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1952	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Keeroongooloo, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Kyabra, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Indi, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Jhb-Vrededorp, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Tiree, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1952	Industria, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	41 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

1798 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1952. 1952 had 562 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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Data for records on 1952-04-08: 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 50	453
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1