Weather Records on 14 September 1947

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1947. Highest significance: Muvattupuzha, IN.

Key Facts for 14 September 1947

On 14 September 1947, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 699 daily.
Muvattupuzha set a daily record precipitation of 146.1 mm (5.8 in) on 14 September 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 14 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Brow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 396.

Records on 14 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1947

Top 20 records on 14 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1947	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Tiruvallur, IN	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Naraling, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Lower Chittering, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Guildford Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Bokfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1947	Cowalla, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	39 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

1814 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1947. 1947 had 718 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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	550
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1