Weather Records on 27 November 1948

696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1948. Highest significance: Milstead, US.

Key Facts for 27 November 1948

On 27 November 1948, 696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 652 daily.
Milstead set an all-time record daily precipitation of 237.0 mm (9.3 in) on 27 November 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

696 stations

696 station records on 27 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

696 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 403, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 27 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 27 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 41, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1948

Top 20 records on 27 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1948	Milstead, US	all-time rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1948	W Pt, US	all-time rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1948	Dadeville, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Ft Deposit, US	monthly rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Yates Hydro Plt, US	monthly rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Experiment, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Clanton, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Griffin, US	monthly rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Asola, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	James Island, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Sooke Lake, CA	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Bagodar I, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Selma, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Concord, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Covington, US	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Hooker, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Kharsawan, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1948	Laurel, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	49 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 696 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	563
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1