Weather Records on 11 May 1948

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1948. Highest significance: Durant, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1948

On 11 May 1948, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 403 daily.
Durant set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 11 May 1948.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 11 May 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jankia	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	332.2 mm (13.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denison Hwy 60 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1948

Top 20 records on 11 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1948	Durant, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Oxford, GB	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Kunigal, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Corsicana, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Mahbubnagar, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Cameron, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Sherman, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Purushottampur, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Attabari, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Flint, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Jowai, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Mahendraganj, IN	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Jankia, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	332.2 mm (13.1 in)	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Koraput, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Gatesville, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1948	Mysore, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	37 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

1814 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1948. 1948 had 407 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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	312
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1