Weather Records on 1 October 1947

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1947. Highest significance: Vancouver Pmo, CA.

Key Facts for 1 October 1947

On 1 October 1947, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 412 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 850 daily.
Vancouver Pmo set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 1 October 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 1 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel Saltworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 1 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 1 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1947

Top 20 records on 1 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1947	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Jawaja, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Prestwood Station, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Queen Charlotte City, CA	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Poretskoye, RU	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Bamfield, CA	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Lochiel Saltworks, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	American River, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	King River, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Warooka, AU	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Port Alberni, CA	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1947	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1947	Belleville, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1947	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1947	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 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

1813 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1947. 1947 had 867 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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Data for records on 1947-10-01: 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	721
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1