Weather Records on 9 July 1947

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1947. Highest significance: Naradhan (Uralba), AU.

Key Facts for 9 July 1947

On 9 July 1947, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 655 daily.
Naradhan (Uralba) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 9 July 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 9 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 248, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 9 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	248
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1947

Top 20 records on 9 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1947	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Covelong, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Magnolia, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Queen Charlotte City, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Valapady, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Mt Healthy Exp Farm, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Madhipura, IN	daily rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Auburn, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Selma, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Wetumpka, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1947	Covington, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	46 years	35 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 684 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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	496
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1