Weather Records on 25 September 1952

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1952. Highest significance: Alexandria (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 September 1952

On 25 September 1952, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 500 daily.
Alexandria (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 290.6 mm (11.4 in) on 25 September 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 25 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	290.6 mm (11.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 25 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1952

Top 20 records on 25 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1952	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	290.6 mm (11.4 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	62 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 September 1952	Fir Glen, ZA	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1952	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1952	Port Alfred, ZA	all-time rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1952	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	monthly rain	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Alicedale, ZA	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Quilimane, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1952	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	57 years	39 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

1825 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1952. 1952 had 515 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	370
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2