Weather Records on 15 October 1952

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1952. Highest significance: Rocky Hall Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1952

On 15 October 1952, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 413 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 662 daily.
Rocky Hall Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 15 October 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 15 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 319, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	319
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1952

Top 20 records on 15 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1952	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1952	Angola, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1952	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1952	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1952	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Sorel, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Galesburg, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Monticello, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Border 3 N, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Evanston 1 E, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Leech Lake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Aakukui 1007, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Fraser, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1952	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	29 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

1794 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 662 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 10	475
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1