Weather Records on 7 September 1948

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1948. Highest significance: Orangeburg 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1948

On 7 September 1948, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 341 daily.
Orangeburg 2 SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 7 September 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

353 stations

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

Weather records on 7 September 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orangeburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Browne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 September 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1948

Top 20 records on 7 September 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1948	Orangeburg 2 SE, US	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1948	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1948	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1948	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1948	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1948	Sikar, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1948	Zanesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1948	Kistwar, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1948	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Belleville, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Richfield, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Toronto, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Bruning, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Andenes, NO	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Philo, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Unchhera, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1948	Amroha, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	27 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

1802 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1948. 1948 had 353 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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 20	266
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1