Weather Records on 19 April 1948

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1948. Highest significance: Kei Road (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 April 1948

On 19 April 1948, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 748 daily.
Kei Road (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 166.4 mm (6.6 in) on 19 April 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

817 stations

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

Weather records on 19 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 63, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1948

Top 20 records on 19 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1948	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Fort Beaufort, ZA	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Pirie (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Dontsa, ZA	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Katberg (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Somerset East, ZA	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Peddie (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1948	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1948	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1948	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1948	Frankfort C/K, ZA	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1948	Rabula (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1948	Invergwali, ZA	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1948	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1948	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	56 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

1807 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1948. 1948 had 817 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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 200	685
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1