Weather Records on 13 September 1952

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1952. Highest significance: Harkerville (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 September 1952

On 13 September 1952, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 550 daily.
Harkerville (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 13 September 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 13 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1952

Top 20 records on 13 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1952	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1952	Naryn, KG	monthly rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Orangajuli, IN	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Haswell, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Zamora, ES	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Karhal, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1952	White River, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1952	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1952	Buckhannon, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1952	Ridgetown, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1952	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1952	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1952	Maudeha, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1952	Dhandaus, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1952	Maricopa 9 SSW, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	30 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 569 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	422
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2