Weather Records on 20 October 1947

1,494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1947. Highest significance: Mount Hope (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1947

On 20 October 1947, 1,494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
777 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,476 daily.
Mount Hope (Fairview) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 20 October 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,494 stations

1,494 station records on 20 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Echo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,494 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 632, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 676, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 20 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	632
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	676
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 1,476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,293 broken records

Margins by which the 1,293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1947

Top 20 records on 20 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1947	Mount Hope (Fairview), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1947	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Bremerton, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Sarangarh, IN	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Warooka, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Kingston, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Beales Reservoir, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Bute, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Frankston 1, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Creswick, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Amite, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Ostas I Hegra, NO	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1947	Meredith, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	44 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 1,494 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	1,231
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1