Weather Records on 24 November 1952

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1952. Highest significance: Eskridge, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1952

On 24 November 1952, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 741 daily.
Eskridge set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 24 November 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 24 November 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 24 November 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 24 November 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1952

Top 20 records on 24 November 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1952	Eskridge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Rucker Canyon, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Weatherford, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Crown King, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Wray, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Calliope Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Klintonel, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Austin Montopolis Brg, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Payson Rs, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Pinedale, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Waurika, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1952	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	38 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 762 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 100	631
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1