Weather Records on 9 August 1952

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1952. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 9 August 1952

On 9 August 1952, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 306 daily.
Parry Sound set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 9 August 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 9 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dahlgren Weapons Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 9 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1952

Top 20 records on 9 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1952	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1952	Dahlgren Weapons Lab, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Welland, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Dayville, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Sycamore Rs, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Meerut Obsy, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Caveside, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	St Catharines, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Aligarh, IN	monthly rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	North Bay, CA	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Salur, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Nashville, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1952	Emsdale, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1952	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 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

1798 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1952. 1952 had 317 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 1952-08-09: 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 10	179
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2