Weather Records on 17 June 1952

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1952. Highest significance: Macedon Forestry, AU.

Key Facts for 17 June 1952

On 17 June 1952, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 709 daily.
Macedon Forestry set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 17 June 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 17 June 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Narua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 447.

Records on 17 June 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1952

Top 20 records on 17 June 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1952	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Meredith, AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Anakie, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Blackwood, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Myrniong, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Tuena, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Yarram, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Bacchus Marsh, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Durdidwarrah, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Waurn Ponds, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1952	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1952	Berthong, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1952	Balook, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1952	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1952	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1952	Aberfeldy, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1952	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1952	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	56 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

1807 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1952. 1952 had 752 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

Download the Data

Data for records on 1952-06-17: 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 20	494
20 to 40	91
40 to 60	31
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4