Weather Records on 3 July 1947

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1947. Highest significance: Anthony, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1947

On 3 July 1947, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 458 daily.
Anthony set a daily record precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 3 July 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 3 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kennecott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonahra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nackara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 307.

Records on 3 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1947

Top 20 records on 3 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1947	Anthony, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Arkalgud, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Robeville, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Lewisburg, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	East Toorale (Toorale Station), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Bhadgaon, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Teresina, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Taloda, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Amalner, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1947	Chhota-Udepur, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1947	Waukomis, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1947	Mackay Post Office, AU	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1947	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1947	Kazan, RU	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1947	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1947	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1947	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1947	Forse, SE	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	41 years	29 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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 466 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1947-07-03: 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 20	376
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1