Weather Records on 11 March 1948

2,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1948. Highest significance: Moga, IN.

Key Facts for 11 March 1948

On 11 March 1948, 2,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 1,668 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 512 monthly and 1,630 daily.
Moga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 11 March 1948.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 11 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,148 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 699, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 969, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 11 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	699
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	969
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 11 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 512, daily 1,630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,909 broken records

Margins by which the 1,909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1948

Top 20 records on 11 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1948	Moga, IN	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1948	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Horton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Dadahor, IN	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Maryville 2E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Muktesar, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Birch Tree, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	128.1 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Abohar, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Black Lake, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Bamboo Springs, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Kranshoek, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Plymouth, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1948	Shawnee, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 years	47 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

1793 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 2,148 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	1,779
50 to 100	72
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2