Weather Records on 31 August 1952

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1952. Highest significance: Effingham, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1952

On 31 August 1952, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 382 daily.
Effingham set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 31 August 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 31 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlgren Weapons Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dhama	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Underwood 12 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 31 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1952

Top 20 records on 31 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1952	Effingham, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1952	Eutawville, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1952	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1952	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Durham, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Dahlgren Weapons Lab, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Conway, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Kingstree, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Oxford 1 E, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Kershaw 1SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Dhama, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	North Bay, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1952	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	37 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

1796 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 388 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	228
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2