Weather Records on 1 May 1952

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1952. Highest significance: Murray Island, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 1952

On 1 May 1952, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 553 daily.
Murray Island set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 1 May 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 1 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1952

Top 20 records on 1 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1952	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1952	Woolgorong, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1952	Teresina, BR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1952	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1952	Beaver City, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1952	Northampton, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1952	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1952	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1952	Nuzvid, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Trinidad 2 SSE, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Uccle, BE	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Henichesk, UA	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Rockford, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1952	Bowelling, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	26 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

1795 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 557 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1952-05-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	396
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1