Weather Records on 19 November 1948

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1948. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 19 November 1948

On 19 November 1948, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 681 daily.
Hartington set an all-time record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 19 November 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 19 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 19 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 19 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 45, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1948

Top 20 records on 19 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1948	Hartington, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1948	Savannah 6 SW, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1948	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1948	N Loup, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1948	Waynesboro, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1948	Stanton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Menno, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Healy, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Hartington, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Grenada, US	all-time rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Salem, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Pontotoc, US	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Centerville 6 SE, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1948	Genoa 2 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	51 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

1793 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 736 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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 50	578
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3