Weather Records on 20 July 1948

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1948. Highest significance: Chapman, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 1948

On 20 July 1948, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 369 daily.
Chapman set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 20 July 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 20 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1948

Top 20 records on 20 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1948	Chapman, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1948	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Gobindpur, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Abilene, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Eskridge, US	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Farrukhabad, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Coleman, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Bilhaur, IN	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Bilgram, IN	daily rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Dhanbad Sr, IN	daily rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Valley Park, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Polson, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Yaval, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Safipur, IN	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1948	Huntingburg AP, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	45 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

1809 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1948. 1948 had 385 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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Data for records on 1948-07-20: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1948
Margin	Records
0 to 100	325
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1