Weather Records on 15 August 1947

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1947. Highest significance: Rajakkamangalam, IN.

Key Facts for 15 August 1947

On 15 August 1947, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 519 daily.
Rajakkamangalam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 15 August 1947.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 15 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 265.

Records on 15 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 37, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1947

Top 20 records on 15 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1947	Rajakkamangalam, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1947	Eraniel, IN	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Trichur, IN	monthly rain	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Coongan Station, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Attingal, IN	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Poona, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Thamaraikulam, IN	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Cape May 2 NW, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Punalur, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Chikodi, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Huichapan, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1947	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 559 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	397
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1