Weather Records on 4 May 1948

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1948. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 4 May 1948

On 4 May 1948, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 565 daily.
Pitea set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 4 May 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 4 May 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah (State School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Currajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1948

Top 20 records on 4 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1948	Pitea, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1948	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1948	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1948	Rowena (Bungara), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Naracoopa, AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Yambacoona, AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Sheringa, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Wattle Vale, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Thule, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Hathwa, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Marrawah (State School), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Tinamba West, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1948	Currajong, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	43 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 578 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1948-05-04: 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 100	515
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1