Weather Records on 7 May 1948

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1948. Highest significance: Kalchini, IN.

Key Facts for 7 May 1948

On 7 May 1948, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 327 daily.
Kalchini set a daily record precipitation of 183.4 mm (7.2 in) on 7 May 1948.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

338 stations

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

Weather records on 7 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kumargram	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jankia	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1948

Top 20 records on 7 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1948	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Kumargram, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Lyndon, CA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Salmon AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Kachugaon, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Olds, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Wawaitin, CA	monthly snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Paulding, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1948	Pekisko, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1948	Falakata Sr, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1948	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1948	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1948	Trenton Ont Hydro, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 338 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	278
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1