Weather Records on 28 July 1947

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1947. Highest significance: Corvallis State UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1947

On 28 July 1947, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 610 daily.
Corvallis State UNIV set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 28 July 1947.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 28 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gondia	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adhoura	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 370.

Records on 28 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 14, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1947

Top 20 records on 28 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1947	Corvallis State UNIV, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Casterton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Durg(Drug), IN	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Ghorajheri, IN	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Baloda Bazar, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Bodalkasa, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Kusrangi, IN	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Drain, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Eutawville, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Washington Dam 19, US	all-time rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1947	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	45 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

1815 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1947. 1947 had 630 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1947-07-28: 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	502
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2