Weather Records on 1 August 1948

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1948. Highest significance: Palghat, IN.

Key Facts for 1 August 1948

On 1 August 1948, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 333 daily.
Palghat set an all-time record daily precipitation of 236.2 mm (9.3 in) on 1 August 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 1 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minapur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 1 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1948

Top 20 records on 1 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1948	Palghat, IN	all-time rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Tura, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Clayton, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Hardwar Mayapur, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Honnali, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Solomons, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Lakhipur, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Vanersborg, SE	monthly high max	31.3 C (88.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Vestervig, DK	monthly high min	19.7 C (67.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Cottonwood, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Chestertown, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1948	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 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

1797 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1948. 1948 had 354 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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 20	249
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1