Weather Records on 21 July 1952

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1952. Highest significance: Maraisburg (Gm), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 July 1952

On 21 July 1952, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 635 daily.
Maraisburg (Gm) set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 21 July 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 21 July 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 21 July 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1952 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1952

Top 20 records on 21 July 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1952	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Krugersdorp, ZA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Daroca, ES	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Harrisville, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Tangi, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	New Market, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Minocqua, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Tugaske, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Bayard, US	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	The Pas, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Baihar, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1952	Dalmau, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	36 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

1794 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 657 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	443
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1