Weather Records on 15 January 1948

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1948. Highest significance: Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1948

On 15 January 1948, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 459 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 727 daily.
Gosford (Gertrude Place) set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 15 January 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 15 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 326, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 15 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	326
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 15 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1948

Top 20 records on 15 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1948	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1948	Aracaju, BR	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1948	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Millers Forest School, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Gosford (Narara Research Stati, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Earlwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Cessnock Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Margherita, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1948	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 738 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Data for records on 1948-01-15: 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 20	578
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1