Weather Records on 19 September 1952

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1952. Highest significance: Raiganj, IN.

Key Facts for 19 September 1952

On 19 September 1952, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 540 daily.
Raiganj set a daily record precipitation of 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 19 September 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 19 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woods (Den)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 232.

Records on 19 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1952

Top 20 records on 19 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1952	Raiganj, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Palm Springs, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Quakertown, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Canfield 1 S, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	37.9 C (100.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Longford (Denton Close), AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1952	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1952	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1952	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1952	W Pt, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1952	Haverhill, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1952	Lawrence, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1952	Tiffin, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1952	Wooster 2 SE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1952	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	33 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

1805 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1952. 1952 had 545 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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	414
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1