Weather Records on 6 August 1948

1,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1948. Highest significance: Cambridge Niab, GB.

Key Facts for 6 August 1948

On 6 August 1948, 1,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 946 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,146 daily.
Cambridge Niab set a daily record precipitation of 42.5 mm (1.7 in) on 6 August 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,166 stations

1,166 station records on 6 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daudnagar(Haspur)	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,166 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 440, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 506, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	440
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	506
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

948 broken records

Margins by which the 948 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1948

Top 20 records on 6 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1948	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Hungund, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Bagalkot, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Hajipur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Aurangabad, IN	daily rain	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Chenari, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Elkhart, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Rafiganj, IN	daily rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Serampore, IN	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Badnagar, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Haskinville, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1948	Daudnagar(Haspur), IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	5 years	38 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

1794 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 1,166 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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 100	942
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1