Weather Records on 18 December 1952

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1952. Highest significance: Doodenanning, AU.

Key Facts for 18 December 1952

On 18 December 1952, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 426 daily.
Doodenanning set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 18 December 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 18 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallamabin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pantapin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowanallup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marshall East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tressillian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulji Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 18 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 18 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1952

Top 20 records on 18 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1952	Doodenanning, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1952	Carterville, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Southbourne, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Trayning, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Grass Valley, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Kuringup, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Wallamabin Park, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Pallinup, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Lakeside, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Walebing, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Chirelillup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Garden City, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Ellabin, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Pantapin, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1952	Lanaubra, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 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

1793 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 450 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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Data for records on 1952-12-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	324
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2