Weather Records on 23 March 1947

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1947. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1947

On 23 March 1947, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 271 daily.
Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 23 March 1947.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 23 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 23 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 23 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1947

Top 20 records on 23 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1947	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1947	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Ninyeunook (Wattle Vale), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Beechal, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Remanso, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1947	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	36 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

1796 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 275 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	226
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1