Weather Records on 11 April 1952

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1952. Highest significance: Mirannie, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1952

On 11 April 1952, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 308 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 499 daily.
Mirannie set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 11 April 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 11 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1952

Top 20 records on 11 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1952	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1952	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1952	Durango, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1952	Smithville, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1952	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Cloudcroft, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Aachen, DE	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Pitea, SE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Uccle, BE	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Brocken, DE	daily high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Luling, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Rest Lake, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1952	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	27 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

1800 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1952. 1952 had 502 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	397
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1