Weather Records on 1 November 1952

254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1952. Highest significance: Dwaleni, SZ.

Key Facts for 1 November 1952

On 1 November 1952, 254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 242 daily.
Dwaleni set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 1 November 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

254 stations

254 station records on 1 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

254 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1952

Top 20 records on 1 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1952	Dwaleni, SZ	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1952	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1952	Clarks Siding, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1952	Maun, BW	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1952	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1952	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1952	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1952	Shenkursk, RU	daily low max	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Jonkersdam, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Arad, RO	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Colorado City, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Shenkursk, RU	daily low min	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Santa Paula, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Santa Maria, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Kojnas, RU	daily low min	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	8.2 C (14.8 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Syktyvkar, RU	daily low min	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Clarendon, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1952	Pechipparai, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	25 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

1805 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1952. 1952 had 254 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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	166
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1