Weather Records on 7 December 1948

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1948. Highest significance: Orofino, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1948

On 7 December 1948, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 317 daily.
Orofino set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 7 December 1948.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 7 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Diddillibah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Fork Mntc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 7 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 7 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 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

7 December 1948

Top 20 records on 7 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1948	Orofino, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1948	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1948	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1948	Mtn Home, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1948	Council, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1948	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1948	Orleans, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1948	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Council, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Rifle, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Pierce Rs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Saint Maries, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Cypress River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	Avery Rs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1948	China Flat, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	26 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

1801 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1948. 1948 had 320 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	227
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1