Weather Records on 14 July 1947

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1947. Highest significance: Naracoorte, AU.

Key Facts for 14 July 1947

On 14 July 1947, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 371 daily.
Naracoorte set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 14 July 1947.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 14 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 238.

Records on 14 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1947

Top 20 records on 14 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1947	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1947	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Malegaon, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Higgins Lake, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Salem, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	all-time rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Raymondville, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Amiandos, CY	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Casterton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1947	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 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

1802 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1947. 1947 had 379 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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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 10	266
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1