Weather Records on 31 October 1948

695 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1948. Highest significance: Stirling, AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1948

On 31 October 1948, 695 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 678 daily.
Stirling set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 31 October 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

695 stations

695 station records on 31 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallygaroopna State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tutye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kialla East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
French Island (Tankerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

695 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 544, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	544
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1948

Top 20 records on 31 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1948	Stirling, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1948	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1948	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Woodside, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Bologna, IT	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Uralsk, KZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Aktobe, KZ	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Nairne, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Adelaide (Unley), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Tallygaroopna State School, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1948	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

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

1805 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1948. 1948 had 695 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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Data for records on 1948-10-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	591
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1