Weather Records on 11 March 1952

804 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1952. Highest significance: Kingston, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 1952

On 11 March 1952, 804 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 766 daily.
Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 11 March 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

804 stations

804 station records on 11 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lansford	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

804 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 572, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 11 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	572
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 11 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1952

Top 20 records on 11 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1952	Kingston, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1952	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1952	Charleston, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1952	Toccoa, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1952	W Pt, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Canton, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Highlands, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Frostburg, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Cedar City Powerhouse, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Williams, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Walhalla, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Copperhill, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Caroleen, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Hickory, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1952	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	51 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 804 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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Data for records on 1952-03-11: 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 100	692
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	3