Weather Records on 22 July 1952

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1952. Highest significance: Greenville Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 22 July 1952

On 22 July 1952, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 771 daily.
Greenville Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 73.4 mm (2.9 in) on 22 July 1952.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 22 July 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arriba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 22 July 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1952 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 13, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1952

Top 20 records on 22 July 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1952	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1952	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Langet, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Washington 2 ESE, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Baltimore Customs House, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Wankaner, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Newton, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Cream Hill, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1952	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1952	Ongole, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1952	Freeland, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1952	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1952	Escanaba, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1952	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1952	Langley AFB, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	31 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 797 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 10	517
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1