Weather Records on 23 October 1952

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1952. Highest significance: Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1952

On 23 October 1952, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 422 daily.
Braidwood (Wallace Street) set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 October 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 23 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biniguy (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1952

Top 20 records on 23 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1952	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Tilba Tilba, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Manly Town Hall, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1952	Biniguy (Springfield), AU	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1952	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1952	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1952	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1952	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	34 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

1795 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 432 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 5	253
5 to 10	25
10 to 15	21
15 to 20	12
20 to 25	9
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	2