Weather Records on 25 October 1952

331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1952. Highest significance: Warialda Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1952

On 25 October 1952, 331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 315 daily.
Warialda Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 25 October 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

331 stations

331 station records on 25 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umbercollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

331 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 25 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1952

Top 20 records on 25 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1952	Warialda Post Office, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Monkira, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Graman (Willowie), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Totara, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Moree (Bullerana), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Gravesend Post Office, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1952	Milguy (Myee), AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1952	Moree (Talmoi), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1952	Coolatai (Orana), AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1952	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1952	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	33 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

1800 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1952. 1952 had 331 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 25 October 1952
Margin	Records
0 to 10	201
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2