Weather Records on 7 October 1952

1,470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1952. Highest significance: Botany No.1 Dam, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1952

On 7 October 1952, 1,470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 1,189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,459 daily.
Botany No.1 Dam set a daily record precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 7 October 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,470 stations

1,470 station records on 7 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aul	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,470 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 496, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 693, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	496
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	693
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 1,459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,273 broken records

Margins by which the 1,273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1952

Top 20 records on 7 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1952	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1952	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1952	Novorossijsk, RU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Aul, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Kunigal, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Waukaringa, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Plain Dealing, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Marshall, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Macdonald College, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Lawrence, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Aska, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1952	Wagoner, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	54 years	38 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 1,470 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	1,231
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3