Weather Records on 19 September 1947

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1947. Highest significance: Poplarville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1947

On 19 September 1947, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 681 daily.
Poplarville Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 19 September 1947.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 19 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1947

Top 20 records on 19 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1947	Poplarville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Caguas, PR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Kurwai, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Mungeli, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Snowflake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Bay Saint Louis, US	monthly rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Magnolia, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1947	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1947	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1947	Haveri, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1947	Lundbreck, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1947	Putbus, DE	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1947	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1947	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	32 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

1805 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1947. 1947 had 694 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 25	494
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1