Weather Records on 24 March 1947

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1947. Highest significance: Esperance Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1947

On 24 March 1947, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 390 daily.
Esperance Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 24 March 1947.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 24 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.8 mm (10.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwight	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 24 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 24 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1947

Top 20 records on 24 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1947	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Teresina, BR	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	275.8 mm (10.9 in)	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Chippewa Lake, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Montreal River, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Fairview, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Hillsdale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Walnut, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Galva, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1947	Montreal River, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	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

1794 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 394 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	284
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1