Weather Records on 31 January 1948

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1948. Highest significance: Blue Hill Coop, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1948

On 31 January 1948, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 579 daily.
Blue Hill Coop set a daily record snow depth of 96.5 cm (38.0 in) on 31 January 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 31 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Namarjan	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 31 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 31 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1948

Top 20 records on 31 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Dalhart Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Regensburg, DE	monthly high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Ashwood, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Wien, AT	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1948	Kuturi, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	Lambertina, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	Ironton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1948	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	30 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

1800 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1948. 1948 had 600 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1948
Margin	Records
0 to 100	504
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1