Weather Records on 1 August 1947

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1947. Highest significance: Assobani, IN.

Key Facts for 1 August 1947

On 1 August 1947, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 392 daily.
Assobani set a daily record precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 1 August 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 1 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khannah	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 1 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 392.

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 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1947

Top 20 records on 1 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1947	Assobani, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Indian Bay, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Kendrapara, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Arni, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Raymondville, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Dumka, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Russellville, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Goderich, CA	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Toronto, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1947	Montrose #2, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1947	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1947	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1947	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1947	Quantico 1 S, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1947	Brockville, CA	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1947	Rath, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1947	Bedford Hills, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	44 years	31 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

1797 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1947. 1947 had 401 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1947-08-01: 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	255
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1