Weather Records on 10 October 1952

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1952. Highest significance: Scottsdale, AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1952

On 10 October 1952, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 462 daily.
Scottsdale set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 10 October 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 10 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Ridgeside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltora	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1952

Top 20 records on 10 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1952	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1952	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1952	Balipara(Addibar) Sr, IN	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1952	Malvan, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Shillong, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Wihareja, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Lumding, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Boreli, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Haringhata, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Longford (Denton Close), AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Athani, IN	all-time rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Bhagamandala, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1952	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 473 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	354
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1