Weather Records on 14 April 1952

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1952. Highest significance: Wyalong Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1952

On 14 April 1952, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 517 daily.
Wyalong Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 14 April 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 14 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 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

14 April 1952

Top 20 records on 14 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1952	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Marsden (Merungle), AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Tilba Tilba, AU	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Dapto Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Mount McDonald, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1952	Barmedman Post Office, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	60 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

1801 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1952. 1952 had 527 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	453
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1