Weather Records on 5 August 1947

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1947. Highest significance: Mareeba Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 August 1947

On 5 August 1947, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
507 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 638 daily.
Mareeba Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 5 August 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 5 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 5 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 67, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1947

Top 20 records on 5 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1947	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Bronte Heights, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Sharpes Siding, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Springerville, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Osterley, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Kanpur, IN	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Raichur, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Manistee 3SE, US	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Dulce, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Bellary, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1947	Guntur, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	34 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 710 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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Data for records on 1947-08-05: 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	524
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1