Weather Records on 12 July 1948

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1948. Highest significance: Mamanguape, BR.

Key Facts for 12 July 1948

On 12 July 1948, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 368 daily.
Mamanguape set an all-time record daily precipitation of 228.2 mm (9.0 in) on 12 July 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 12 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison Hwy 60 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1948

Top 20 records on 12 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1948	Mamanguape, BR	all-time rain	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1948	Highlands, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Calmar, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Shillong, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Durant, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Hardy Rs, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Terry Hie Hie, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Sao Goncalo, BR	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Post, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1948	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	35 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

1796 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 379 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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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	303
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1