Weather Records on 15 October 1948

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1948. Highest significance: Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1948

On 15 October 1948, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 223 daily.
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 15 October 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 15 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawada	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 15 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1948

Top 20 records on 15 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1948	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Chatra, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Gumri, AM	daily low min	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	9.7 C (17.5 F)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Purwa, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Turuvekere, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Nagerutari, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Tarabganj, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Khagaul, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1948	Dewas Ar., IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Gola, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Piler(Pileru), IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Nuzvid, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Tanda, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Begusarai, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1948	Snowville, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	24 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

1794 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 224 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	138
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1