Weather Records on 16 July 1948

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1948. Highest significance: Headingly Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1948

On 16 July 1948, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 251 daily.
Headingly Station set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 16 July 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 16 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rumsey Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hunters STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1948

Top 20 records on 16 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1948	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1948	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Malvan, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Devgad, IN	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Pelzer, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Goderich, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Beaumont City, US	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Rumsey Lock 2, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Earlington, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Haraiya, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1948	Malegaon, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1948	Basti, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1948	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1948	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	31 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

1798 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1948. 1948 had 259 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1948
Margin	Records
0 to 100	198
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1