Weather Records on 4 December 1952

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1952. Highest significance: Lake Charles Chenault, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1952

On 4 December 1952, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 266 daily.
Lake Charles Chenault set a daily record precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 4 December 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 4 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	167.0 cm (65.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 4 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 4 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 770.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1952

Top 20 records on 4 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1952	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1952	Searcy, US	all-time rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Amity, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Union City, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Newport, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	167.0 cm (65.7 in)	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Black Rock, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Angola, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1952	Camden 1, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1952	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1952	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1952	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1952	Chilliwack, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1952	Oxford, GB	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	43 years	30 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

1796 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 269 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	239
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1