Weather Records on 27 July 1948

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1948. Highest significance: Akhuapada, IN.

Key Facts for 27 July 1948

On 27 July 1948, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 470 daily.
Akhuapada set a daily record precipitation of 223.8 mm (8.8 in) on 27 July 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 27 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balmattum East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 298.

Records on 27 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1948

Top 20 records on 27 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1948	Akhuapada, IN	daily rain	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Dumas, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Hirekerur, IN	all-time rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Vavenby, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Everett, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Dadahor, IN	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Broadford, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Jhajjar, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Aonla, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Armagh, GB	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Snowflake, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Chinook Cove, CA	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1948	Coliban Upper, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 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

1805 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1948. 1948 had 485 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1948-07-27: 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 25	402
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1