Weather Records on 23 September 1947

803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1947. Highest significance: Hilliard, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1947

On 23 September 1947, 803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 418 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 782 daily.
Hilliard set a monthly record daily precipitation of 198.6 mm (7.8 in) on 23 September 1947.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

803 stations

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

Weather records on 23 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

803 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 248, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 23 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	248
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1947

Top 20 records on 23 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1947	Hilliard, US	monthly rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1947	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Nazira, IN	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Alibag-Cvl.Hosp., IN	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Vayittiri, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Susner, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Rajapur, IN	daily rain	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Uran, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Belleville, CA	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Cedar Key 1 WSW, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Hosanagar, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Dapoli, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Nawa, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1947	Crescent City, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 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 803 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 50	587
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1