Weather Records on 22 September 1952

383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1952. Highest significance: New Bern 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1952

On 22 September 1952, 383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 380 daily.
New Bern 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 22 September 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

383 stations

383 station records on 22 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pertabpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

383 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1952

Top 20 records on 22 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1952	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1952	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Colorado City, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Tifton, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Kingston, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Labertouche, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1952	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1952	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1952	Leongatha, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1952	Dimapur, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1952	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1952	Smithfield, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	32 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 383 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	274
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1