Weather Records on 18 July 1947

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1947. Highest significance: Bilgi, IN.

Key Facts for 18 July 1947

On 18 July 1947, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 377 daily.
Bilgi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.7 mm (6.2 in) on 18 July 1947.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 18 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 18 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1947

Top 20 records on 18 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1947	Bilgi, IN	monthly rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1947	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Junnar, IN	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Alandi, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Dalhart Exp STN, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Raymondville, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Haveri, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Vadgaon (Maval), IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Khed, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Blountstown 2 SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Shawano 2SSW, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Kiev, UA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Douglas Smelter, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1947	Kopargaon, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 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 385 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1947-07-18: 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	236
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1