Weather Records on 17 July 1952

772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1952. Highest significance: Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 1952

On 17 July 1952, 772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 763 daily.
Narromine (Mumble Peg) set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 17 July 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

772 stations

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

Weather records on 17 July 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

772 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 540.

Records on 17 July 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	540
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1952

Top 20 records on 17 July 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1952	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1952	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1952	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Morgan City, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Cloquet, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Liberty, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Shepherds Creek, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1952	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	47 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 772 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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	571
20 to 40	78
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1