Weather Records on 7 February 1948

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1948. Highest significance: Meadow Valley Rs, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1948

On 7 February 1948, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 328 daily.
Meadow Valley Rs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 7 February 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

335 stations

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

Weather records on 7 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 7 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 7 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 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 February 1948

Top 20 records on 7 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1948	Meadow Valley Rs, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1948	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Big Eddy, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Silchar, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Nord Odal, NO	all-time snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1948	Badarpur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1948	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1948	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1948	Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1948	Kula Erehwon 328, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1948	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 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

1803 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1948. 1948 had 335 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	233
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2