Weather Records on 12 January 1948

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1948. Highest significance: Kalpi, IN.

Key Facts for 12 January 1948

On 12 January 1948, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 324 daily.
Kalpi set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 12 January 1948.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 12 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.7 mm (9.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1948

Top 20 records on 12 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1948	Kalpi, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1948	Buxton, GB	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1948	Orai, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1948	Ghatampur, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1948	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1948	Bhognipur, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1948	Oakland, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1948	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Castra Central, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1948	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	8 years	28 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

1794 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 330 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 20	244
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4