Weather Records on 13 September 1947

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1947. Highest significance: Strawberry North, AU.

Key Facts for 13 September 1947

On 13 September 1947, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 461 daily.
Strawberry North set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 13 September 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 13 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 13 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1947

Top 20 records on 13 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1947	Strawberry North, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Putbus, DE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Tooraweenah (Denham St), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Katandra, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Muenster, CA	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	monthly high max	33.8 C (92.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Humboldt, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Cairo 3 S, US	all-time rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Middletown 4 W, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Kamsack, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	27.9 C (82.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1947	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1947	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	60 years	33 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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 491 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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 10	334
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1