Weather Records on 4 August 1952

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1952. Highest significance: Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU.

Key Facts for 4 August 1952

On 4 August 1952, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 452 daily.
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula set a daily record precipitation of 97.3 mm (3.8 in) on 4 August 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 4 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 4 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1952

Top 20 records on 4 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1952	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Malvern, GB	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Queanbeyan (Carwoola), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Yeotmal, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Vrugbaar, ZA	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Pandherikawara, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1952	Taipu, BR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1952	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	66 years	34 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

1815 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1952. 1952 had 465 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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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	293
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1