Weather Records on 1 August 1952

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1952. Highest significance: Hetch Hetchy, US.

Key Facts for 1 August 1952

On 1 August 1952, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 379 daily.
Hetch Hetchy set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 1 August 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 1 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	294.1 mm (11.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alakahi Lower 194	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 1 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1952

Top 20 records on 1 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1952	Hetch Hetchy, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Monsildale, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Barrie, CA	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Daflating, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Udhapur, IN	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Panskura, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1952	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Mount Abu, IN	daily rain	294.1 mm (11.6 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Lovell, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Port Orford 2, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Tamar, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Greenville Wtp, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1952	Durango, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	44 years	30 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

1797 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 391 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1952-08-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	281
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1