Weather Records on 16 July 1952

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1952. Highest significance: Olekminsk, RU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1952

On 16 July 1952, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 549 daily.
Olekminsk set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 16 July 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 16 July 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbertree 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 264.

Records on 16 July 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1952

Top 20 records on 16 July 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1952	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Aligarh, IN	all-time rain	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Dalu, IN	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Irkutsk, RU	all-time high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Lake Charles Chenault, US	monthly rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Bassawan, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Amta, IN	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Wilbertree 2, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Darsi, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Saaifontein, ZA	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Snyder, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1952	Manassa, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1952	Jennings, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	34 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

1798 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1952. 1952 had 560 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 20	402
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2