Weather Records on 15 June 1948

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1948. Highest significance: Beenleigh Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 June 1948

On 15 June 1948, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 870 daily.
Beenleigh Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 218.4 mm (8.6 in) on 15 June 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 15 June 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nudgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.1 mm (9.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbertree 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 785.

Records on 15 June 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	785
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 870.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

879 broken records

Margins by which the 879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 212.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1948

Top 20 records on 15 June 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1948	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Sandgate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Mount Cotton West, AU	monthly rain	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Nudgee, AU	monthly rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1948	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1948	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 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

1794 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 932 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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Data for records on 1948-06-15: 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	736
50 to 100	115
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3