Weather Records on 5 September 1948

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1948. Highest significance: Eufaula, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1948

On 5 September 1948, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 432 daily.
Eufaula set a daily record precipitation of 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 5 September 1948.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 5 September 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 5 September 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1948

Top 20 records on 5 September 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1948	Eufaula, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Kleve, DE	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Okolona, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Narsingarh, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Helmond, NL	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Rock House, US	monthly rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Ignace, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Kenton, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Berasia, IN	all-time rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1948	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 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

1802 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1948. 1948 had 458 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1948-09-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	315
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1