Weather Records on 7 May 1952

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1952. Highest significance: Schwerin, DE.

Key Facts for 7 May 1952

On 7 May 1952, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 481 daily.
Schwerin set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 7 May 1952.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 7 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 7 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1952

Top 20 records on 7 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1952	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Patu, BR	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Clifford Downs, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Burrowye, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Tobias Barreto, BR	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Jindera Public School, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Hay (Mulberrygong), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Inskip Inn, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1952	Dongara, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1952	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1952	Smoko, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1952	Cumbam, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1952	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1952	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1952	Kingston, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	29 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 485 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 5	295
5 to 10	44
10 to 15	31
15 to 20	12
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	5
35 to 40	3