Weather Records on 15 August 1948

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1948. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 15 August 1948

On 15 August 1948, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 354 daily.
Gorlitz set a daily record precipitation of 75.8 mm (3.0 in) on 15 August 1948.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 15 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	275.1 mm (10.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	307.6 mm (12.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	245.0 cm (96.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1948

Top 20 records on 15 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1948	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Sanjari, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Surada, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Fairmont, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Porbandar, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Khapari, IN	daily rain	275.1 mm (10.8 in)	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Shajapur, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Veraval, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Gop, IN	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Bhawanipatna, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Russelkonda, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1948	Ranpur, IN	all-time rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	40 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 366 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	285
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1