Weather Records on 1 September 1952

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1952. Highest significance: Huntsville, CA.

Key Facts for 1 September 1952

On 1 September 1952, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 598 daily.
Huntsville set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 1 September 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 1 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rifton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 321.

Records on 1 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1952

Top 20 records on 1 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1952	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1952	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1952	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Lynchburg 7 St Brg, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Carlisle, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	La Plata 1 W, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Jim Thorpe, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Pottstown, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Neuse 2 NE, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Gordon, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Quakertown, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Belvidere, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Phillipsburg, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1952	Louisburg, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	47 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 644 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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Data for records on 1952-09-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	430
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3