Weather Records on 9 October 1952

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1952. Highest significance: Vayittiri, IN.

Key Facts for 9 October 1952

On 9 October 1952, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 399 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 650 daily.
Vayittiri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 241.8 mm (9.5 in) on 9 October 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 9 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jharsuguda	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1952

Top 20 records on 9 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1952	Vayittiri, IN	monthly rain	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1952	Jharsuguda, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Decatur, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Palasbari, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Chhaygaon, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Palmetto, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Barduar, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Laurens, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Itahar, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Madison, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Sagunbari, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Clanton, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Covington, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1952	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1952	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1952	Dickson, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	34 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 658 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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Data for records on 1952-10-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	506
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1