Weather Records on 5 September 1952

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1952. Highest significance: Sanjari, IN.

Key Facts for 5 September 1952

On 5 September 1952, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 388 daily.
Sanjari set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 5 September 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 5 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avonmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	313.2 mm (12.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1952

Top 20 records on 5 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1952	Sanjari, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1952	Raipur, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1952	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1952	Avonmore, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1952	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1952	Champhai, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Fredericksburg, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Camden 1, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Bisbee, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Dhamtari, IN	all-time rain	313.2 mm (12.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	College STN 6 SW, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Chernjaevo, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Franklinton, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Newberry, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Durg(Drug), IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Skovorodino, RU	monthly rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Orebro, SE	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Brinkley, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1952	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 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 396 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	286
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1