Weather Records on 7 July 1947

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1947. Highest significance: Malcolm, AU.

Key Facts for 7 July 1947

On 7 July 1947, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 507 daily.
Malcolm set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 7 July 1947.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 7 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malcolm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boodanoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anketell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rafiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 331.

Records on 7 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1947

Top 20 records on 7 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1947	Malcolm, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1947	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1947	Leonora, AU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Hardwar Mayapur, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Gaya, IN	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Northfield, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Davangire, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Boodanoo, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Dandaraga, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Rayadurg, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Anketell, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Macdonald College, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Karhal, IN	monthly rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1947	Byro, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	42 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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 532 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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Data for records on 1947-07-07: 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	406
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2