Weather Records on 31 July 1947

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1947. Highest significance: Westcliffe, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1947

On 31 July 1947, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 331 daily.
Westcliffe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 31 July 1947.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 31 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jaley	India	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 85.

Records on 31 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1947

Top 20 records on 31 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1947	Westcliffe, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1947	Pakri, EE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Rosera, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Jaley, IN	monthly rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Paso Robles, US	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Gopalganj Sr, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Gobindpur, IN	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1947	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1947	Pupri, IN	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1947	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	33.5 C (92.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1947	Bezenchuk, RU	daily low min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1947	Bagodar I, IN	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	28 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

1804 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1947. 1947 had 341 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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Data for records on 1947-07-31: 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	220
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1