Weather Records on 4 September 1952

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1952. Highest significance: Astana, KZ.

Key Facts for 4 September 1952

On 4 September 1952, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 398 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 632 daily.
Astana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 4 September 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 4 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avonmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 328, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 4 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	328
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1952

Top 20 records on 4 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1952	Astana, KZ	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1952	Ahiri, IN	monthly rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1952	Arrah Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1952	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1952	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1952	Pushmataha, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Athens, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Selma, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Paducah, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Mooliabeenee Siding, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Brookhaven City, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Auburn, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Talladega, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Troy, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Driggs, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1952	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	27 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 645 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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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	493
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1