Weather Records on 7 February 1947

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1947. Highest significance: Brownsville, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1947

On 7 February 1947, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 355 daily.
Brownsville set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 7 February 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 7 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Currajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 7 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 7 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 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

7 February 1947

Top 20 records on 7 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1947	Brownsville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1947	Kodiak, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1947	Pitea, SE	all-time low max	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1947	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1947	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1947	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1947	McPherson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Kerang, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Galway, IE	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Currajong, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Creswick, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1947	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	55 years	23 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

1803 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1947. 1947 had 357 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	275
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1