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Weather Records on 23 July 1947

1,240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1947. Highest significance: Wyloo, AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1947

  • On 23 July 1947, 1,240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 77 were record highs and 1,013 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 128 monthly and 1,108 daily.
  • Wyloo set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 23 July 1947.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,240 stations
Weather records on 23 July 1947 1,240 station records on 23 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,240 station records on 23 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WylooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
BhagalpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation127.0 mm (5.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
LangetIndiaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
IbapahUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)51 of 100 (Notable)
PrincetonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
BainbridgeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
ClantonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint LouisUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
RichmondUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
MarshallUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
OzarkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
SimcoeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
RussellvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
PerryUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
WaukomisUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
LivingstonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
MenaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
NorwichUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
SussexCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
SikestonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
SelmaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
MadisonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
NorthwoodUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 EUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
PawhuskaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
MadisonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
ThomasvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 NUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt SterlingUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
BoonevilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 NUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
HoldregeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
MarionUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
MorgantonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
AdaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
WagonerUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
ChannelCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
HarrisonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
RushvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
DresdenUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
SalemUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Banner ElkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
CadizUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 NUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 NUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Yardie CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint BernardUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley HeadUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STNUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
MarengoUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
WakeeneyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,240 records
Records on 23 July 1947 by type Records set or tied on 23 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 361, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 652, Heaviest daily rainfall 150. 0200400600800Highest daily maximum: 28Lowest daily maximum: 361Highest daily minimum: 49Lowest daily minimum: 652Heaviest daily rainfall: 150Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 361, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 652, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.
Records on 23 July 1947 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum28
Lowest daily maximum361
Highest daily minimum49
Lowest daily minimum652
Heaviest daily rainfall150
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 July 1947 by timescale Records on 23 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 128, daily 1,108. 05001,0001,500all-time: 4monthly: 128daily: 1,108all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 128, daily 1,108.
Records on 23 July 1947 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time4
monthly128
daily1,108

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,000 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 1947 Margins by which the 1,000 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.8. Ties are not counted. 02505007501,0000 to 10: 95910 to 20: 3020 to 30: 830 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 160 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 1,000 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 1947
MarginRecords
0 to 10959
10 to 2030
20 to 308
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1947
Top 20 records on 23 July 1947 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 July 1947Wyloo, AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)50.3 mm (2.0 in)41 years56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Bhagalpur, INdaily rain127.0 mm (5.0 in)63.8 mm (2.5 in)44 years52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Langet, INdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)39.4 mm (1.6 in)29 years51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Ibapah, USall-time high min27.8 C (82.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)29 years51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Princeton, USmonthly low min6.1 C (43.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)51 years42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Bainbridge, USdaily low min16.1 C (61.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)33 years41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Clanton, USdaily low min12.8 C (55.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)44 years40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Bay Saint Louis, USdaily low min17.2 C (63.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)52 years40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Richmond, USmonthly low min7.2 C (45.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)48 years38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Marshall, USdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)36 years38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Hill City Muni AP, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)10.6 C (19.1 F)36 years38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Ozark, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)52 years37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Simcoe, CAdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)74 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Pocahontas 1, USmonthly low min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)52 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Russellville, USmonthly low min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)63 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Perry, USmonthly low max20.0 C (68.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)32 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Waukomis, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)38 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Brigham City, USall-time high min26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Livingston, USmonthly low min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1947Mena, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)32 years35 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

1794 to 1947
Records on 07-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 1,240 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 21797: 11804: 11810: 11811: 21832: 11835: 11836: 21838: 11845: 11846: 21851: 11852: 11855: 21856: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11863: 11867: 11868: 51870: 11873: 21875: 21877: 11879: 21880: 21882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 51886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 51890: 41894: 31895: 71896: 41898: 91899: 51900: 81901: 101902: 61903: 41904: 181905: 111906: 191907: 91908: 151909: 271910: 541911: 371912: 431913: 361914: 591915: 351916: 341917: 421918: 961919: 261920: 401921: 2211922: 1131923: 1041924: 1581925: 1731926: 2661927: 3081928: 1461929: 1741930: 2141931: 3341932: 2321933: 4321934: 8981935: 3291936: 4031937: 3191938: 3541939: 2771940: 4941941: 2921942: 2651943: 2451944: 3501945: 2391946: 5311947: 1,2401948: 6101949: 4531950: 5001951: 4221952: 7881953: 6601954: 5451955: 5851956: 4021957: 5131958: 6331959: 6061960: 5681961: 9371962: 4651963: 4901964: 3731965: 3681966: 3681967: 3471968: 4801969: 4361970: 9351971: 6481972: 6401973: 7981974: 5781975: 3591976: 4251977: 5701978: 1,0641979: 6481980: 7031981: 1,0301982: 5941983: 1,3241984: 9801985: 7111986: 1,2391987: 1,1641988: 1,1241989: 8681990: 1,0331991: 1,0501992: 1,4691993: 1,4661994: 1,2151995: 8271996: 1,2271997: 1,0881998: 8851999: 8462000: 1,2252001: 1,2422002: 8752003: 1,6492004: 1,1482005: 9972006: 1,7572007: 1,2622008: 1,0572009: 1,0692010: 1,6272011: 1,9072012: 8222013: 6482014: 7832015: 5592016: 7602017: 5172018: 8732019: 7862020: 5142021: 5062022: 7072023: 6292024: 7982025: 9172026: 7881794186118891910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 1,240 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-23 in each year
YearRecords
17942
17971
18041
18101
18112
18321
18351
18362
18381
18451
18462
18511
18521
18552
18561
18591
18601
18611
18631
18671
18685
18701
18732
18752
18771
18792
18802
18821
18831
18841
18855
18861
18872
18881
18895
18904
18943
18957
18964
18989
18995
19008
190110
19026
19034
190418
190511
190619
19079
190815
190927
191054
191137
191243
191336
191459
191535
191634
191742
191896
191926
192040
1921221
1922113
1923104
1924158
1925173
1926266
1927308
1928146
1929174
1930214
1931334
1932232
1933432
1934898
1935329
1936403
1937319
1938354
1939277
1940494
1941292
1942265
1943245
1944350
1945239
1946531
19471,240
1948610
1949453
1950500
1951422
1952788
1953660
1954545
1955585
1956402
1957513
1958633
1959606
1960568
1961937
1962465
1963490
1964373
1965368
1966368
1967347
1968480
1969436
1970935
1971648
1972640
1973798
1974578
1975359
1976425
1977570
19781,064
1979648
1980703
19811,030
1982594
19831,324
1984980
1985711
19861,239
19871,164
19881,124
1989868
19901,033
19911,050
19921,469
19931,466
19941,215
1995827
19961,227
19971,088
1998885
1999846
20001,225
20011,242
2002875
20031,649
20041,148
2005997
20061,757
20071,262
20081,057
20091,069
20101,627
20111,907
2012822
2013648
2014783
2015559
2016760
2017517
2018873
2019786
2020514
2021506
2022707
2023629
2024798
2025917
2026788

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).