Weather Records on 31 December 1952

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1952. Highest significance: Planknek, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 December 1952

On 31 December 1952, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 372 daily.
Planknek set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 31 December 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 31 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 31 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 31 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1952

Top 20 records on 31 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1952	Planknek, ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Manbulloo, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Athens, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Randleman, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Dunedoo Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Undilla Station, AU	all-time rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Adairsville, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Catawba, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Greenwood, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Udhapur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1952	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	35 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

1797 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 377 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 100	324
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1