Weather Records on 24 August 1948

794 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1948. Highest significance: Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN.

Key Facts for 24 August 1948

On 24 August 1948, 794 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 740 daily.
Mukteshwar Kumaon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 203.7 mm (8.0 in) on 24 August 1948.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

794 stations

794 station records on 24 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

794 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 47, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1948

Top 20 records on 24 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1948	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	monthly rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Nagina, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Roorkee, IN	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Saharanpur, IN	daily rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Bilari, IN	all-time rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Collingrove, AU	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Najibabad, IN	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Dhampur, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Amroha, IN	daily rain	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Kashipur, IN	daily rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Auburn, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Tilhar, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Bareilly Sadar, IN	monthly rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Longwarry, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1948	Watervale, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	39 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

1802 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1948. 1948 had 794 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	592
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1