Weather Records on 1 December 1952

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1952. Highest significance: Alangudi, IN.

Key Facts for 1 December 1952

On 1 December 1952, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 742 daily.
Alangudi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 380.2 mm (15.0 in) on 1 December 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

762 stations

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

Weather records on 1 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	380.2 mm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tinkurrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 1 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 1 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 444.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1952

Top 20 records on 1 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1952	Alangudi, IN	all-time rain	380.2 mm (15.0 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1952	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1952	Denkanikottah, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Uppiliyapuram, IN	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Ketty, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Salem, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Atchison, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Tinkurrin, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1952	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	6 years	46 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

1797 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 762 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	649
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2