Weather Records on 5 October 1948

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 October 1948. Highest significance: Junagadh, IN.

Key Facts for 5 October 1948

On 5 October 1948, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 487 daily.
Junagadh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 174.0 mm (6.9 in) on 5 October 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

491 stations

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

Weather records on 5 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brandywine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 5 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 222, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 5 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	222
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 October 1948

Top 20 records on 5 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1948	Junagadh, IN	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1948	Dhoraji, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Orangeburg 2 SE, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Gondal, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Greenville, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Brandywine, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Diamond Springs, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Culpeper, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Williamsburg 2 NW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Dover, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Durham, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1948	Clarksville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 491 records.

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

Records on 10-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1811	1
1843	1
1844	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	7
1867	2
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1900	6
1901	10
1902	11
1903	10
1904	19
1905	11
1906	19
1907	13
1908	17
1909	30
1910	43
1911	10
1912	92
1913	25
1914	13
1915	25
1916	124
1917	314
1918	35
1919	42
1920	89
1921	33
1922	81
1923	87
1924	139
1925	140
1926	155
1927	79
1928	202
1929	242
1930	285
1931	284
1932	768
1933	257
1934	237
1935	910
1936	219
1937	491
1938	375
1939	269
1940	185
1941	1,072
1942	206
1943	404
1944	329
1945	234
1946	643
1947	746
1948	491
1949	562
1950	466
1951	541
1952	1,027
1953	261
1954	834
1955	771
1956	452
1957	520
1958	450
1959	629
1960	290
1961	493
1962	456
1963	605
1964	737
1965	1,160
1966	390
1967	290
1968	670
1969	603
1970	458
1971	377
1972	636
1973	335
1974	973
1975	566
1976	819
1977	382
1978	438
1979	920
1980	1,002
1981	642
1982	524
1983	1,037
1984	646
1985	781
1986	875
1987	1,081
1988	958
1989	465
1990	736
1991	1,005
1992	776
1993	1,024
1994	1,205
1995	1,705
1996	931
1997	814
1998	1,596
1999	1,276
2000	1,147
2001	771
2002	1,026
2003	636
2004	770
2005	2,003
2006	930
2007	1,609
2008	942
2009	1,756
2010	1,114
2011	1,383
2012	913
2013	1,106
2014	648
2015	644
2016	565
2017	560
2018	1,004
2019	672
2020	997
2021	887
2022	752
2023	780
2024	996
2025	716
2026	1,233

Download the Data

Data for records on 1948-10-05: 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 25	369
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1