Weather Records on 16 October 1952

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1952. Highest significance: Talegaon, IN.

Key Facts for 16 October 1952

On 16 October 1952, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 534 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 692 daily.
Talegaon set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 16 October 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 16 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 362, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	362
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1952

Top 20 records on 16 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1952	Talegaon, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1952	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1952	Bikin, RU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1952	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1952	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1952	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1952	Timovskoe, RU	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1952	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Green Bay, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Kon-Kolodez, RU	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Buxton, GB	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Mahalapye, BW	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Moosehorn, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Two Harbors, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Medford, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	St Albans, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Milaca, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Los Lunas, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Stevens Pt, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1952	Wausau Record Herald, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 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

1796 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 698 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	551
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1