Weather Records on 6 December 1948

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1948. Highest significance: Lambton, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1948

On 6 December 1948, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 389 daily.
Lambton set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 6 December 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 6 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knowlton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 6 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 6 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1948

Top 20 records on 6 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1948	Lambton, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1948	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1948	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1948	Rajkanika, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1948	Nakodar, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1948	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1948	Cypress River, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Bic, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Caetite, BR	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Wallowa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Owen Sound, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Brumado, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Kulu, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Owen Sound, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1948	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 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

1804 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1948. 1948 had 396 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	291
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2