Weather Records on 29 September 1952

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1952. Highest significance: Timbauba, BR.

Key Facts for 29 September 1952

On 29 September 1952, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 400 daily.
Timbauba set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 29 September 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 29 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Town	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 29 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1952

Top 20 records on 29 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1952	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1952	Minsk, BY	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1952	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1952	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1952	Ganca, AZ	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Tanana AP, US	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Lugano, CH	monthly low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	The Valley, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Lawrence, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Nevada Wtp, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Gumla, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Sattur, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Ottawa, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Attabari, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Eskridge, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Jogeva, EE	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Gray, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1952	Griggsville, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	26 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

1836 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1952. 1952 had 404 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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 5	259
5 to 10	21
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	4
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	1