Weather Records on 9 October 1948

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1948. Highest significance: Machadodorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 October 1948

On 9 October 1948, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 435 daily.
Machadodorp set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 9 October 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 9 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 9 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1948

Top 20 records on 9 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1948	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Chapleau 2, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Harpur, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Tadoussac, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1948	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Les Cedres, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Bellows Falls, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Vernon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Rewari, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Mandya, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1948	Lewiston, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	31 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

1793 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 438 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	306
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1