Weather Records on 20 July 1947

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1947. Highest significance: Kokpekty, KZ.

Key Facts for 20 July 1947

On 20 July 1947, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 617 daily.
Kokpekty set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 20 July 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 20 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wicka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 20 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1947

Top 20 records on 20 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1947	Kokpekty, KZ	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Mau, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Northampton, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Dialville 2 W, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Russellville, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Agricultural College, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1947	Nabawa, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Livingston, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Moora, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Kosciusko, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Yerevan, AM	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Greenough, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1947	Mikhailovka, KZ	all-time rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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

1809 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1947. 1947 had 635 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	489
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1