Weather Records on 25 September 1948

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1948. Highest significance: Cumbalum (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 25 September 1948

On 25 September 1948, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 460 daily.
Cumbalum (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 25 September 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 25 September 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chotan	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derrylin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Radhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 September 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 September 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1948

Top 20 records on 25 September 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1948	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Muswellbrook (Edderton), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Bhandar, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Darlington, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	King River, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Ft Bidwell, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Austin #2, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Mahua, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Kabunga, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Dunoon, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1948	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 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

1825 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1948. 1948 had 501 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	375
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2