Weather Records on 1 October 1948

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1948. Highest significance: Tustervatnet, NO.

Key Facts for 1 October 1948

On 1 October 1948, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 260 daily.
Tustervatnet set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 1 October 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 1 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Silab	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitram	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1948

Top 20 records on 1 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1948	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1948	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1948	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1948	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1948	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1948	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1948	Barduar, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1948	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Elsinore, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Seleng, IN	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Nimach, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Todgarh, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1948	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	28 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

1813 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1948. 1948 had 271 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	149
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1