Weather Records on 23 July 1952

788 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1952. Highest significance: Hukeri, IN.

Key Facts for 23 July 1952

On 23 July 1952, 788 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 766 daily.
Hukeri set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 23 July 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

788 stations

788 station records on 23 July 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sawar	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

788 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 308, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 23 July 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	308
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1952 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1952

Top 20 records on 23 July 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1952	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Karhal, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Harrisville, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Marion, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Baikunthpur, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Cheraw, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Culpeper, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1952	Woolooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Manchester, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Perryton, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Washington, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Chilliwack, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Greensboro, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	32 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

1794 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 788 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	528
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1