Weather Records on 13 April 1952

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1952. Highest significance: Temora Ambulance Station, AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 1952

On 13 April 1952, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 728 daily.
Temora Ambulance Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 13 April 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 13 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1952

Top 20 records on 13 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1952	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1952	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1952	Harrisville, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1952	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	E Tawas, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Tobermory, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Malkangiri, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Hatfield, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Southampton, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1952	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	45 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 738 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	608
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1