Weather Records on 12 December 1952

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1952. Highest significance: Delegate (Weewalla), AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1952

On 12 December 1952, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 470 daily.
Delegate (Weewalla) set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 12 December 1952.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 12 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 12 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 12 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1952

Top 20 records on 12 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1952	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1952	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1952	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1952	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1952	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1952	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1952	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1952	Stratford, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Bethlehem, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Buchan, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Dargo, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Fernbank, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Cavendish, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Ensay, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1952	Heyfield State School, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	53 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 501 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	442
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1