Weather Records on 9 May 1952

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1952. Highest significance: Muenster, DE.

Key Facts for 9 May 1952

On 9 May 1952, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 336 daily.
Muenster set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 9 May 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 9 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 9 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1952

Top 20 records on 9 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1952	Muenster, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1952	Nyngan (Kaluga), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1952	Wallabadah (Gaspard), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1952	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1952	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1952	Bygoo, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1952	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1952	Ekaterinburg, RU	monthly low min	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1952	Palmyra, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1952	Mangaroon, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Biser, RU	daily low min	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Perm, RU	monthly low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Ekaterinburg, RU	monthly low max	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Perm, RU	monthly low max	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Ufa, RU	monthly low min	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1952	Kualapuu 534, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 348 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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	255
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1