Weather Records on 24 September 1952

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1952. Highest significance: Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 24 September 1952

On 24 September 1952, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 414 daily.
Heidelberg Cape (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 September 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 24 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaka	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madhuban	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1952

Top 20 records on 24 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1952	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Shirpur, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Chauradano, IN	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Dhaka, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Kessariah, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Pupri, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Srivaikuntam, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Bjuraker, SE	monthly low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Motihari, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Madhuban, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Bahera, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Kalimpong Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1952	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	35 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

1803 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1952. 1952 had 425 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	319
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3