Weather Records on 13 February 1948

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1948. Highest significance: Ashwood, US.

Key Facts for 13 February 1948

On 13 February 1948, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 309 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 625 daily.
Ashwood set a monthly record daily precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 13 February 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 13 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 13 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 13 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1948

Top 20 records on 13 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1948	Ashwood, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1948	Dickson, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Waynesboro, US	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Gop, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Rugby, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Mc Minnville, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Booneville, US	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	University, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Bamfield, CA	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Savannah 6 SW, US	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Port Alberni, CA	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Campbellford, CA	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Byrdstown 1 W, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Revelstoke, CA	monthly snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Luna Rs, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Revelstoke, CA	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1948	Manassa, US	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	50 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

1794 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 673 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

Download the Data

Data for records on 1948-02-13: 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 50	524
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1