Weather Records on 19 March 1948

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1948. Highest significance: La Salle Peru, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1948

On 19 March 1948, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 519 daily.
La Salle Peru set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 19 March 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 19 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 19 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 19 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1948

Top 20 records on 19 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1948	La Salle Peru, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1948	Hastings, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1948	La Harpe, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	S Haven, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Joliet, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Aurora Water, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Bedford, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Morris River, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Charlotte, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Oregon Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Warsaw, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Ottawa 4SW, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1948	Lowell, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	48 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 555 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

Download the Data

Data for records on 1948-03-19: 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 200	444
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1