Weather Records on 6 December 1952

229 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1952. Highest significance: Kentfield, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1952

On 6 December 1952, 229 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 224 daily.
Kentfield set a daily record precipitation of 158.5 mm (6.2 in) on 6 December 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

229 stations

229 station records on 6 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

229 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 6 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 6 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1952

Top 20 records on 6 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1952	Kentfield, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	Roberval Nord, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	Culcairn Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1952	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	El Suez, EG	monthly high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	Grand Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	St George, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high min	24.1 C (75.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	St Tite, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1952	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	58 years	27 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

1804 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1952. 1952 had 229 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	195
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1