Weather Records on 15 December 1952

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1952. Highest significance: Buffelsklip, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 December 1952

On 15 December 1952, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 356 daily.
Buffelsklip set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 15 December 1952.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 15 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riachao Do Jacuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1952

Top 20 records on 15 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1952	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Parnass Vale, AU	monthly rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Uitkyk, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Irara, BR	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Bokfontein, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Grootfontein 11,, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Frei Paulo, BR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1952	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1952	Jeremoabo, BR	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1952	Acude Itabaiana, BR	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 367 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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 10	218
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	3