Weather Records on 10 October 1947

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1947. Highest significance: Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1947

On 10 October 1947, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 445 daily.
Merriwa (Gummun Place) set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 10 October 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 10 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coolanbilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 278.

Records on 10 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1947

Top 20 records on 10 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1947	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Gosford (Narara Research Stati, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Newport, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Vacaville, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Lake Eleanor, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1947	Kimball 2NE, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	36 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 451 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	288
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1