Weather Records on 23 October 1948

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1948. Highest significance: Gemsbokfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 October 1948

On 23 October 1948, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 248 daily.
Gemsbokfontein set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 23 October 1948.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 23 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 23 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1948

Top 20 records on 23 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1948	Gemsbokfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1948	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1948	Walebing, AU	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Atlanta 1 E, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Donnybrook, AU	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Walebing, AU	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Pilanesberg-Pol, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Magadi, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Enisejsk, RU	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Wisley, GB	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1948	Valley Head, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	25 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 251 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	183
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1