Weather Records on 10 August 1952

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1952. Highest significance: Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE.

Key Facts for 10 August 1952

On 10 August 1952, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 388 daily.
Linkoeping-Malmslaett set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 10 August 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 10 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nuh	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 251.

Records on 10 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1952

Top 20 records on 10 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1952	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1952	Rockford, ZA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Wilmot (Back Road), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Worcester, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Saibai Island, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Norwalk, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Superior, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Godegard, SE	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Clayton, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Ravenswood Lock Park, US	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Barrage Temiscamingue, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Middelwater, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Gibson Dam, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Padwa, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Kilpuri, IN	daily rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1952	Cambridge St Hospital, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	35 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

1814 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1952. 1952 had 395 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	250
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1