Weather Records on 20 October 1948

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1948. Highest significance: Paulo Afonso, BR.

Key Facts for 20 October 1948

On 20 October 1948, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 314 daily.
Paulo Afonso set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 20 October 1948.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 20 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1948

Top 20 records on 20 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1948	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1948	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1948	Vertentes, BR	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1948	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1948	Guaraciaba Do Norte, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1948	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1948	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1948	Saidpur Bhitari, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1948	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Kualapuu 534, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Roldal, NO	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Nabawa, AU	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Summerville 4W, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Syktyvkar, RU	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Eutawville, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Kingstree, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1948	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	23 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

1806 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1948. 1948 had 320 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	214
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1