Weather Records on 8 December 1952

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1952. Highest significance: Atmakur, IN.

Key Facts for 8 December 1952

On 8 December 1952, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 530 daily.
Atmakur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 231.1 mm (9.1 in) on 8 December 1952.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 8 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 8 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 8 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1952

Top 20 records on 8 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1952	Atmakur, IN	monthly rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1952	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Kanuparthi, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Rajampet, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Harur, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Ongole, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Gingee, IN	monthly rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Kollegal, IN	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Koratagere, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Southport, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1952	Warburton, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	44 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

1796 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 539 records.

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

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

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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	459
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1