Weather Records on 14 December 1952

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1952. Highest significance: Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 December 1952

On 14 December 1952, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 372 daily.
Prince Albert Road (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 14 December 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 14 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 December 1952

Top 20 records on 14 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1952	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1952	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 December 1952	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Brockville, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Algonquin Park, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Wilgerfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Estancia, BR	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Algonquin Park, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Japaratuba, BR	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Merweville, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1952	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1952	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1952	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	32 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 382 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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 50	310
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1