Weather Records on 21 December 1952

197 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1952. Highest significance: Pichhore, IN.

Key Facts for 21 December 1952

On 21 December 1952, 197 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 193 daily.
Pichhore set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 21 December 1952.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

197 stations

197 station records on 21 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatigaon	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijaypur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaura	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

197 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 21 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 21 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 December 1952

Top 20 records on 21 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1952	Pichhore, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1952	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1952	Schwerin, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1952	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1952	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1952	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Independence, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Pinal Rch, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily low max	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily low min	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Ekimchan, RU	monthly low min	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Timovskoe, RU	daily low max	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1952	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	8 years	23 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 197 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,100

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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	139
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	7