Weather Records on 6 July 1948

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1948. Highest significance: Little Falls City Rsch, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 1948

On 6 July 1948, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 670 daily.
Little Falls City Rsch set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 6 July 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 6 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1948

Top 20 records on 6 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1948	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Arcadia, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Saluda, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Disraeli, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Concord, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Surada, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Wien, AT	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Maibong, IN	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Sharon Springs 2 SW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Padampur, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Seward AP, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Salisbury, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1948	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1948	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	34 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

1793 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 698 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1948-07-06: 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	577
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1