Weather Records on 24 March 1948

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1948. Highest significance: Norddal, NO.

Key Facts for 24 March 1948

On 24 March 1948, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 309 daily.
Norddal set a daily record precipitation of 41.8 mm (1.6 in) on 24 March 1948.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 24 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yednia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Mad Rvr St	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1948

Top 20 records on 24 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1948	Norddal, NO	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Electra P H, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Yednia, AU	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Le Grand, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Chester, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1948	Nevada City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1948	College Park, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1948	Livermore, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1948	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1948	Frostburg, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1948	Browning, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1948	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 321 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	263
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1