Weather Records on 26 October 1948

158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1948. Highest significance: Mantova, IT.

Key Facts for 26 October 1948

On 26 October 1948, 158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 157 daily.
Mantova set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 26 October 1948.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

158 stations

158 station records on 26 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mogumber	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

158 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

123 broken records

Margins by which the 123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1948

Top 20 records on 26 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1948	Mantova, IT	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1948	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1948	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1948	Holy Cross, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1948	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Khagaul, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Wausau Record Herald, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Tres Piedras, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Antigo, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Green Bay, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1948	Idaho City, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	21 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

1816 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1948. 1948 had 158 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	110
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	4