Weather Records on 1 May 1948

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1948. Highest significance: Burnett Heads Niell St, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 1948

On 1 May 1948, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 732 daily.
Burnett Heads Niell St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 220.5 mm (8.7 in) on 1 May 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 1 May 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 560, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	560
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1948

Top 20 records on 1 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1948	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	monthly rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Woody Island, AU	monthly rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Gympie, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1948	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1948	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1948	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1948	Raglan, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1948	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1948	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1948	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1948	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	59 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 774 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

Download the Data

Data for records on 1948-05-01: 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 50	573
50 to 100	92
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1