Weather Records on 23 August 1952

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1952. Highest significance: Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 August 1952

On 23 August 1952, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 441 daily.
Jonkersberg (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 23 August 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 23 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 23 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1952

Top 20 records on 23 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1952	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1952	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1952	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1952	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1952	Supply 1 E, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Saluda, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Madison, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Amguri, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Ankola, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Umea, SE	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Fredericksburg, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Terrace, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Charlotte, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1952	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	26 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

1802 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1952. 1952 had 456 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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).