Weather Records on 7 August 1947

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1947. Highest significance: Herberton White St, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1947

On 7 August 1947, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 448 daily.
Herberton White St set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 7 August 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 7 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 7 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1947

Top 20 records on 7 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1947	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Malmo_2, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Grand Coteau, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Goderich, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Darsi, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Parasala, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Markovo, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1947	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	6 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

1808 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1947. 1947 had 461 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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Data for records on 1947-08-07: 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	329
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1