Weather Records on 6 October 1947

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1947. Highest significance: Putbus, DE.

Key Facts for 6 October 1947

On 6 October 1947, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 543 daily.
Putbus set a daily record high maximum temperature of 19.5 C (67.1 F) on 6 October 1947.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 6 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 6 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1947

Top 20 records on 6 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1947	Putbus, DE	daily high max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1947	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Boulder, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Ames 3 SW, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Audubon, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Tonk, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Bedford, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Glenwood 3SW, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Perry, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Manhattan, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Dubuque River, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Hays 1 S, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Boise City 2 E, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1947	Garden Valley, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	25 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

1802 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1947. 1947 had 584 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 10	427
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2