Weather Records on 19 October 1947

1,056 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1947. Highest significance: Coulta, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1947

On 19 October 1947, 1,056 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
694 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Coulta set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 19 October 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,056 stations

1,056 station records on 19 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Courela (Challner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,056 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 371, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 323, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	371
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	323
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1947

Top 20 records on 19 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1947	Coulta, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1947	Mount Wedge, AU	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1947	Fowlers Bay, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Fernie, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Elliston, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Courela (Challner), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Bramfield Post Office, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Murrawombi, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Newport, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Ceduna (Goode), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Port Kenny (Yandra), AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1947	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	42 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

1806 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1947. 1947 had 1,056 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	750
10 to 20	67
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1