Weather Records on 6 October 1952

1,414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1952. Highest significance: Gogland, RU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1952

On 6 October 1952, 1,414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 1,008 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,394 daily.
Gogland set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 6 October 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,414 stations

1,414 station records on 6 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie (the Laurels)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,414 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 609, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 399, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	609
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	399
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,209 broken records

Margins by which the 1,209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1952

Top 20 records on 6 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1952	Gogland, RU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1952	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1952	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Victoria Hill, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Surat, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Meycode Adandai, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Thallon Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Glenmaggie (the Laurels), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Vinga, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1952	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	40 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

1802 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1952. 1952 had 1,414 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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).