Weather Records on 6 October 1948

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1948. Highest significance: Tulita A, CA.

Key Facts for 6 October 1948

On 6 October 1948, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 340 daily.
Tulita A set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.5 cm (24.2 in) on 6 October 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 6 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 6 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 340.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 285.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1948

Top 20 records on 6 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1948	Tulita A, CA	all-time snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1948	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1948	Everett, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1948	Ocala, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1948	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Great Falls, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Dillon 1 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Omak 4 N, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Bluewater 3 WSW, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1948	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	26 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 342 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 50	282
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1