Weather Records on 1 March 1947

933 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1947. Highest significance: Wateranga, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1947

On 1 March 1947, 933 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 906 daily.
Wateranga set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 1 March 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

933 stations

933 station records on 1 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	303.3 mm (11.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Girvan Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bungeworgorai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

933 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 547, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 1 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	547
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 1 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1947

Top 20 records on 1 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1947	Wateranga, AU	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1947	The Cedars, AU	all-time rain	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1947	Weribone, AU	all-time rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	21 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1947	Homestead, AU	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1947	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1947	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1947	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1947	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Boonara, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	monthly rain	303.3 mm (11.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Gayndah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Girvan Vale, AU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Calliope Station, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Wallaville- Mill Street, AU	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Kabunga, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1947	Arcadia, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	50 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

1808 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1947. 1947 had 933 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 1947-03-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	631
25 to 50	110
50 to 75	40
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	11
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1