Weather Records on 7 January 1948

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1948. Highest significance: Rosalia, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1948

On 7 January 1948, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
540 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 680 daily.
Rosalia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 7 January 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 7 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Govindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Echo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zigzag Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 7 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 7 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1948

Top 20 records on 7 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1948	Rosalia, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1948	Sunnyside, US	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Govindgarh, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Echo, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Big Eddy, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Ashland, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Cascadia, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Umatilla, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Port Jervis, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Summit, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Yreka, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1948	Kellogg, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	27 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

1826 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1948. 1948 had 740 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 50	599
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1