Weather Records on 11 November 1948

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1948. Highest significance: Delta, US.

Key Facts for 11 November 1948

On 11 November 1948, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 301 daily.
Delta set a daily record snowfall of 8.9 cm (3.5 in) on 11 November 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 11 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.7 mm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1948

Top 20 records on 11 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1948	Delta, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1948	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1948	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	269.7 mm (10.6 in)	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1948	Bethlehem, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1948	Gunupur, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1948	Cedaredge, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1948	Galway, IE	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Mahad, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Jath, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Surada, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Bidar, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Hindol, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1948	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	8 years	27 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

1800 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1948. 1948 had 305 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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 25	226
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1