Weather Records on 17 August 1952

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1952. Highest significance: St Andrews, CA.

Key Facts for 17 August 1952

On 17 August 1952, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 460 daily.
St Andrews set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 17 August 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 17 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aul	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 201.

Records on 17 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1952

Top 20 records on 17 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1952	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1952	Tartu, EE	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1952	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Rudrapur/Kitchha, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Mazbat(Majbat), IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Carmel, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Kulpahar, IN	daily rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Tarkio, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Springfield, CA	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Selonah, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Sardhana, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Gadgarra Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Boynedale, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Tezpur, IN	all-time rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1952	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	39 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

1797 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 470 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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 20	307
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1