Weather Records on 15 September 1952

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1952. Highest significance: Cwebe, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 September 1952

On 15 September 1952, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 446 daily.
Cwebe set a daily record precipitation of 116.6 mm (4.6 in) on 15 September 1952.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 15 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cotter River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 311.

Records on 15 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1952

Top 20 records on 15 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1952	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Kimba, AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN), AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Kimba (the Pines), AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Yacka, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Barras, BR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Fredonia, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Redhill, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1952	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	40 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 455 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	299
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1