Weather Records on 14 October 1947

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1947. Highest significance: Telluride 4WNW, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1947

On 14 October 1947, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 652 daily.
Telluride 4WNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 14 October 1947.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 14 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Craigdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1947

Top 20 records on 14 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1947	Telluride 4WNW, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Ames, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Owk, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Badagara, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Silverton, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Ellore, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Delta, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Trout Lake, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Port Alberni, CA	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Montrose 1, US	all-time rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Hariharganj, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1947	Cedaredge, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1947	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	31 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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 667 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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	482
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3