Weather Records on 15 August 1952

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1952. Highest significance: Ebor (Kotupna), AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1952

On 15 August 1952, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 578 daily.
Ebor (Kotupna) set a daily record precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 15 August 1952.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 15 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dumpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 312.

Records on 15 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1952

Top 20 records on 15 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1952	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1952	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1952	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Macomb, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Nyngan (Kaluga), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Hampton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Deer Vale, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Tobermory, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Springbrook Forestry, AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1952	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	43 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 596 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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 25	443
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1