Weather Records on 7 August 1948

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1948. Highest significance: Kursk, RU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1948

On 7 August 1948, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 607 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 751 daily.
Kursk set a daily record precipitation of 55.3 mm (2.2 in) on 7 August 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 7 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dehri	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	295.1 mm (11.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	270.0 cm (106.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 311, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 296, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	311
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	296
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1948

Top 20 records on 7 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1948	Kursk, RU	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Hariharganj, IN	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Kenton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Rae Bareli, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Aurangabad, IN	daily rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Selma, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Dehri, IN	daily rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Crown King, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Manoharpur, IN	all-time rain	295.1 mm (11.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Brewster, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1948	Kingman, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1948	Tuskegee, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1948	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	32 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

1808 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1948. 1948 had 756 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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 200	573
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1