Weather Records on 12 September 1952

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1952. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 12 September 1952

On 12 September 1952, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
328 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 550 daily.
Lichtentanne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.3 mm (2.9 in) on 12 September 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 12 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1952

Top 20 records on 12 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1952	Lichtentanne, DE	monthly rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1952	Weissenfels, DE	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1952	Greiz-Dolau, DE	monthly rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1952	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1952	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Lindenberg, DE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Soldier Summit, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Plauen, DE	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Aschersleben, DE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Halle, DE	monthly rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Weimar, DE	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1952	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	39 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 575 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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	401
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1