Weather Records on 17 December 1952

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1952. Highest significance: Mundo Novo, BR.

Key Facts for 17 December 1952

On 17 December 1952, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 260 daily.
Mundo Novo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 17 December 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 17 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engle	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 17 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 17 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1952

Top 20 records on 17 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1952	Mundo Novo, BR	all-time rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1952	Seward AP, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Ardath, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Shackleton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Southbourne, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Northam, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Kellerberrin, AU	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1952	Mooliabeenee Siding, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1952	Schwerin, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1952	Walebing, AU	monthly low max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1952	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1952	Caio Prado, BR	monthly rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1952	Allambie, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1952	Merredin Research Station, AU	monthly low max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1952	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	31 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 277 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 25	222
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1