Weather Records on 1 April 1947

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1947. Highest significance: Nerang Gilston Rd, AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 1947

On 1 April 1947, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 372 daily.
Nerang Gilston Rd set a daily record precipitation of 178.8 mm (7.0 in) on 1 April 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

390 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nudgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Girvan Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1947

Top 20 records on 1 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1947	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1947	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Gayndah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Nudgee, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Miva, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1947	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	47 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

1803 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1947. 1947 had 390 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 1947-04-01: 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	259
25 to 50	60
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1