Weather Records on 31 August 1948

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1948. Highest significance: Baripada, IN.

Key Facts for 31 August 1948

On 31 August 1948, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 360 daily.
Baripada set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 31 August 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 31 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hilsa	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mandreal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 69.

Records on 31 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1948

Top 20 records on 31 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1948	Baripada, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1948	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1948	Sangod, IN	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1948	Chhipabarod, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1948	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	monthly low min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Hilsa, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Shivpuri, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Manohar Thana, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Port Dover, CA	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Baran, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Augusta, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1948	Springfield, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	25 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

1796 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 367 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 10	231
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	1