Weather Records on 24 September 1947

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1947. Highest significance: Roha, IN.

Key Facts for 24 September 1947

On 24 September 1947, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 671 daily.
Roha set a daily record precipitation of 138.4 mm (5.4 in) on 24 September 1947.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 24 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 24 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1947

Top 20 records on 24 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1947	Roha, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Lumber City, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Thanesar, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Salisbury, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Lonavala, IN	daily rain	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Albemarle, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Kurla, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Murbad, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Matheran, IN	daily rain	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Richmond City Locks, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Jhunjhunu, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1947	Fatehpur, IN	daily rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 years	45 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

1803 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1947. 1947 had 704 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	459
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	17
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3