Weather Records on 5 August 1948

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1948. Highest significance: Morgantown 1, US.

Key Facts for 5 August 1948

On 5 August 1948, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 636 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 919 daily.
Morgantown 1 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 5 August 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

930 stations

930 station records on 5 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barachatti	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 359, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 277, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	359
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	277
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1948

Top 20 records on 5 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1948	Morgantown 1, US	all-time rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 August 1948	Claysville 3 W, US	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Two Buttes, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Sherghati, IN	daily rain	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Markapur, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Hunterganj, IN	daily rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Newell, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Greensburg 2 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Entrance, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Barachatti, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Rafiganj, IN	daily rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Fruitland, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Greensboro Lock 7, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Faridpur, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Markland Dam 39, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1948	Hickory, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	41 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 930 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	761
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1