Weather Records on 11 October 1952

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1952. Highest significance: Dewan, IN.

Key Facts for 11 October 1952

On 11 October 1952, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 463 daily.
Dewan set a daily record precipitation of 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 11 October 1952.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 11 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1952

Top 20 records on 11 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1952	Dewan, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Kumta, IN	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Kopati(Kaupati), IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Charduar, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Selonah, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Nugent, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Nowgong, IN	all-time rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Ranka, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1952	Daflating, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	37 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 472 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	864

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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	344
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1