Weather Records on 23 August 1947

1,071 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1947. Highest significance: Fort Macleod, CA.

Key Facts for 23 August 1947

On 23 August 1947, 1,071 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
614 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,045 daily.
Fort Macleod set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 23 August 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,071 stations

1,071 station records on 23 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belalie North (Teecarnee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jambughoda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,071 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 290, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 305.

Records on 23 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	290
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 1,045.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

908 broken records

Margins by which the 908 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1947

Top 20 records on 23 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1947	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1947	Macharla, IN	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Gannavaram, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Grafton, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Belalie North (Teecarnee), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Biamble, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Appila, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Kiev, UA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Oconto 4 W, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1947	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	37 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

1802 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1947. 1947 had 1,071 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	869
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2