Weather Records on 22 September 1947

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1947. Highest significance: Kancheepuram, IN.

Key Facts for 22 September 1947

On 22 September 1947, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 576 daily.
Kancheepuram set a daily record precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 22 September 1947.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 22 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sawar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Sutron	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 22 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1947

Top 20 records on 22 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1947	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Panvel, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Hubli, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Sikar, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Bassein, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Urvakonda, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Ellore, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Stratford, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Alton, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Tuni, IN	monthly rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1947	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 583 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	423
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1