Weather Records on 12 July 1947

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1947. Highest significance: Pithapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 12 July 1947

On 12 July 1947, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 307 daily.
Pithapuram set a daily record precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 12 July 1947.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 12 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 12 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1947

Top 20 records on 12 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1947	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Tanuku, IN	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Srikakulam, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Santa Fe, US	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Polavaram, IN	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Peddapuram, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Anakapalli, IN	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Konda, IN	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Kakinada, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1947	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 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

1796 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 319 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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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	210
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1