Weather Records on 11 May 1952

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1952. Highest significance: Minocqua, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1952

On 11 May 1952, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 619 daily.
Minocqua set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 11 May 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 11 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yandil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marvel Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1952

Top 20 records on 11 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1952	Minocqua, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Hansi, IN	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Palkot, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Yandil, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Lanaubra, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Gympie, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Wilsons Patch, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Jamui, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Titusville, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Ironwood, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Marvel Loch, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1952	Macon, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1952	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1952	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	33 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

1814 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1952. 1952 had 629 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1952-05-11: 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 25	511
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1