Weather Records on 14 October 1952

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1952. Highest significance: Moosehorn, CA.

Key Facts for 14 October 1952

On 14 October 1952, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 446 daily.
Moosehorn set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 14 October 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 14 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1952

Top 20 records on 14 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1952	Moosehorn, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Sedgwick, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1952	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Uralsk, KZ	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Pine Bluffs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1952	Springfields, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	24 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 447 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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 50	341
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1