Weather Records on 5 July 1948

655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1948. Highest significance: La Harpe, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1948

On 5 July 1948, 655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 623 daily.
La Harpe set a daily record precipitation of 102.6 mm (4.0 in) on 5 July 1948.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

655 stations

655 station records on 5 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

655 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1948

Top 20 records on 5 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1948	La Harpe, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Weston 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Wapello, US	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Sigourney, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Burlington Muni AP, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1948	Wien, AT	daily low min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1948	Barrage Gouin, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 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

1796 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 655 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 20	498
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1