Weather Records on 11 February 1948

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1948. Highest significance: Truchas, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1948

On 11 February 1948, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 382 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 813 daily.
Truchas set a daily record snowfall of 20.8 cm (8.2 in) on 11 February 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 11 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.6 mm (10.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 169, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 11 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	169
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 11 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 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

11 February 1948

Top 20 records on 11 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1948	Truchas, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Chinle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Scotland Neck, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Cerro, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Aspen Grove Rch 1 W, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Hartington, US	all-time snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Hooker, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Castro Alves, BR	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 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)
11 February 1948	Moorhead, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Cheesman, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1948	Trinidad, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	34 years	38 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

1798 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1948. 1948 had 827 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	670
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1