Weather Records on 3 November 1948

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1948. Highest significance: Toccoa, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1948

On 3 November 1948, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 403 daily.
Toccoa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 174.5 mm (6.9 in) on 3 November 1948.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 3 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sagrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1948

Top 20 records on 3 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1948	Toccoa, US	monthly rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Walhalla, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Clayton 1 SSW, US	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Tryon, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Gadsden, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Norcross, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Highlands, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Milstead, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Lenoir, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Morganton, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1948	Assobani, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1948	Heath Springs, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1948	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1948	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	33 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

1821 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1948. 1948 had 416 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1948-11-03: 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	298
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1