Weather Records on 10 February 1948

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1948. Highest significance: Weldon, US.

Key Facts for 10 February 1948

On 10 February 1948, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 473 daily.
Weldon set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 10 February 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 10 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 10 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 10 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1948

Top 20 records on 10 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1948	Weldon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1948	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Rockingham, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Tarboro 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Reidsville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Smithfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Weldon, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Milan, IT	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Santuck, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Clarksville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Edenton, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1948	Milan, IT	daily high max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1948	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	34 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

1798 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1948. 1948 had 490 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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 100	389
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1