Weather Records on 11 July 1948

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1948. Highest significance: Highlands, US.

Key Facts for 11 July 1948

On 11 July 1948, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 308 daily.
Highlands set a daily record precipitation of 166.9 mm (6.6 in) on 11 July 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

313 stations

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

Weather records on 11 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 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

11 July 1948

Top 20 records on 11 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1948	Highlands, US	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Rajmahal, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Sanehighat, IN	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Kadipur, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Experiment, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Woodbury, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Blakely, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Raiford State Prison, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Goat Rock, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Wien, AT	daily low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Narva, EE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Canton, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Rome, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Toccoa, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1948	Gadsden, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 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

1813 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1948. 1948 had 313 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	247
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1