Weather Records on 10 April 1948

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1948. Highest significance: American River, AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 1948

On 10 April 1948, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 323 daily.
American River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 10 April 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 10 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bool Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piute Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1948

Top 20 records on 10 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1948	American River, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1948	Allansford, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Strathdownie (Mulga), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Bool Lagoon, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Charam, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Ramban, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Dingee, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Gerang Gerung, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Broome Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	N Fk Rs, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1948	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	19 years	33 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

1793 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 335 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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	257
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1