Weather Records on 31 March 1947

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1947. Highest significance: Condamine Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1947

On 31 March 1947, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 637 daily.
Condamine Plains set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 31 March 1947.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 31 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Struth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Devenish	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nypo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 504, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	504
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1947

Top 20 records on 31 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1947	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1947	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Emu Creek, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Struth, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Silver Lake, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Talbot (Post Office), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Koroit, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Terang, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Frances, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Kurrowah, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1947	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 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 658 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1947-03-31: 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 50	574
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1