Weather Records on 6 August 1952

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1952. Highest significance: East Maitland Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1952

On 6 August 1952, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 482 daily.
East Maitland Bowling Club set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 6 August 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 6 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 302.

Records on 6 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1952

Top 20 records on 6 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1952	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1952	Cessnock Post Office, AU	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1952	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1952	Greta Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1952	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1952	Millers Forest School, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Kingston, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Paterson Post Office, AU	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Campbells Hill, AU	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Rouchel Brook, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Huntington 1, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1952	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	54 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 513 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1952-08-06: 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	342
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1