Weather Records on 12 July 1952

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1952. Highest significance: Aliwal North, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 July 1952

On 12 July 1952, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 647 daily.
Aliwal North set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 12 July 1952.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 12 July 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	268.2 mm (10.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	291.6 mm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 450.

Records on 12 July 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1952 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1952

Top 20 records on 12 July 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1952	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1952	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	268.2 mm (10.6 in)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Omalur, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Kanakapura, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Mandya, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Chamarajnagar, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Srirangpatnam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Rayakottah, IN	all-time rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Mysore, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Nanjangud, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Malur, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Valapady, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Ramnagaram, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1952	Anekal, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	48 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

1796 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 680 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1952-07-12: 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	518
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1