Weather Records on 17 April 1952

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1952. Highest significance: Gumla, IN.

Key Facts for 17 April 1952

On 17 April 1952, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 521 daily.
Gumla set a daily record precipitation of 53.1 mm (2.1 in) on 17 April 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 17 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Pedras Brancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woolmers Settlement	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1952

Top 20 records on 17 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1952	Gumla, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Terrace, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Joyces Creek, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Viewpoint, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Riva, IT	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Patu, BR	all-time rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Buxton, GB	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1952	Belleville, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1952	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1952	Mole Creek, AU	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1952	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1952	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1952	Durham, GB	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	66 years	30 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

1799 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1952. 1952 had 529 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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	462
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1