Weather Records on 1 March 1948

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1948. Highest significance: Tamworth Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1948

On 1 March 1948, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 853 daily.
Tamworth Airport set a daily record precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 1 March 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 1 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 559, Heaviest daily snowfall 144, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 1 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	559
Heaviest daily snowfall	144
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 1 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 36, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1948

Top 20 records on 1 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1948	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1948	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1948	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1948	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Brewon, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	all-time rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Scott City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Urawilkie, AU	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1948	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	46 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

1808 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1948. 1948 had 893 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 1948-03-01: 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 100	766
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1