Weather Records on 15 October 1947

963 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1947. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 15 October 1947

On 15 October 1947, 963 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
616 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 925 daily.
New Westminster set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 15 October 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

963 stations

963 station records on 15 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biniguy (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	268.7 mm (10.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

963 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 352, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	352
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1947

Top 20 records on 15 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1947	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1947	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Riddle, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Drain, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Cheesman, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Sunticoppa, IN	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Port Orford 2, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Tingha Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1947	Wynyard State School, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	37 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

1794 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 963 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	718
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1