Weather Records on 27 September 1947

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1947. Highest significance: Gilbert River Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 September 1947

On 27 September 1947, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 714 daily.
Gilbert River Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 27 September 1947.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 27 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 297, Heaviest daily rainfall 265.

Records on 27 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	297
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 97, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1947

Top 20 records on 27 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1947	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1947	Palmerville, AU	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1947	Maytown, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1947	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Thanesar, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Chita, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Oak Hills Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Cashmere, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Karnal, IN	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1947	Bhadrachalam, IN	daily rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	12 years	47 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

1799 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1947. 1947 had 813 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Data for records on 1947-09-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	539
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2