Weather Records on 7 April 1948

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1948. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1948

On 7 April 1948, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 725 daily.
Virden set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 7 April 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 7 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 7 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 7 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1948

Top 20 records on 7 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1948	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Williamson, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Mayville, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Blacksburg, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Morden Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Larimore 4SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Minot Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Glen Lyn, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1948	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1948	Watseka Public Works, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1948	Whiting, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1948	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1948	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1948	Parker 1 E, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1948	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1948	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1948	Kellogg, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	32 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

1800 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1948. 1948 had 734 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 25	548
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1