Weather Records on 24 August 1952

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1952. Highest significance: Branxholme (Bassett), AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1952

On 24 August 1952, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 297 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 506 daily.
Branxholme (Bassett) set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 24 August 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 24 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 117.

Records on 24 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1952

Top 20 records on 24 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1952	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1952	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1952	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1952	Sagunbari, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1952	Turigaria (Kaira), IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1952	Ismailia, EG	monthly high max	44.0 C (111.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1952	Port Alberni, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1952	Tyrendarra (Ellangowan), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1952	Portland, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Kampur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Crescent City, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Blakely, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Flemington 5 NNW, US	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Bamfield, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Bairgania, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1952	Ash Fork 6 N, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	30 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 528 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	342
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	3