Weather Records on 14 March 1947

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1947. Highest significance: Pilao Arcado, BR.

Key Facts for 14 March 1947

On 14 March 1947, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 359 daily.
Pilao Arcado set a daily record precipitation of 72.8 mm (2.9 in) on 14 March 1947.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 14 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barham 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 14 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 14 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1947

Top 20 records on 14 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1947	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Walkerton, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Dhanbad Sr, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Cream Hill, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Barham 2, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Somerton Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Frederick, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1947	Shepherds Creek, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1947	Barra, BR	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1947	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1947	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1947	Keene, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1947	Paducah 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1947	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	76 years	31 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

1810 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1947. 1947 had 368 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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 20	282
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	6