Weather Records on 23 April 1952

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1952. Highest significance: Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1952

On 23 April 1952, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 483 daily.
Whyalla (Mullaquana) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 23 April 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 23 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Willogoleche)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Curtforth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1952

Top 20 records on 23 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1952	Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1952	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1952	Pondooma Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Orroroo, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Hallett (Willogoleche), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Huntsville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Orroroo (Yalpara), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Hallett, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Gokak, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Terowie (Curtforth), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Gulnare, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1952	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 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

1800 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1952. 1952 had 500 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 10	305
10 to 20	79
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3