Weather Records on 16 July 1947

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1947. Highest significance: Setauket Strong, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1947

On 16 July 1947, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 554 daily.
Setauket Strong set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 16 July 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 16 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnaprasad	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Godhra	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 388.

Records on 16 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1947

Top 20 records on 16 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1947	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Songadh, IN	daily rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Ashland, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Catawba Island 1 SW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Manawar, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Hosanagar, IN	daily rain	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Hosadurga, IN	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Krishnaprasad, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Wisley, GB	all-time rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Warrnambool (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Cairo Ezbekiya, EG	all-time high min	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Nimarana, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Banpur, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Kalol, IN	daily rain	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Ankola, IN	daily rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1947	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	37 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

1798 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1947. 1947 had 568 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	425
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1