Weather Records on 24 April 1947

261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1947. Highest significance: Neosho, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1947

On 24 April 1947, 261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 259 daily.
Neosho set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 24 April 1947.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

261 stations

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

Weather records on 24 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

261 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1947

Top 20 records on 24 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1947	Neosho, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Springfield, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Joplin, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Kapokhoek, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Lockwood, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1947	Hooker, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Tadoussac, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Mistassini Post, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Mocambo, BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1947	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	27 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

1799 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1947. 1947 had 261 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	191
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1