Weather Records on 22 November 1952

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1952. Highest significance: Johnstown, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1952

On 22 November 1952, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 459 daily.
Johnstown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 22 November 1952.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 22 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lansford	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graterford	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1952

Top 20 records on 22 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1952	Johnstown, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Cumberland, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Tazewell 2 SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Ebensburg, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Hanover, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Bluff City, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Oak Ridges, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Lansford, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Riverton, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Hancock, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Huntingdon, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Clinton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Richmond, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1952	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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

1816 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1952. 1952 had 469 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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Data for records on 1952-11-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	387
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1