Weather Records on 11 August 1948

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1948. Highest significance: Bowling Green Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 1948

On 11 August 1948, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 295 daily.
Bowling Green Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 11 August 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 11 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1948

Top 20 records on 11 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1948	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Fazilka, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Hull, GB	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Pachora, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Canfield 1 S, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Chalisgaon, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Akalkot, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Douglas Smelter, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Coondapur, IN	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Gobindgarh, IN	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Gravenhurst, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Guhagar, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Durham, GB	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1948	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	12 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

1793 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 306 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	244
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1