Weather Records on 22 October 1947

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1947. Highest significance: Nuwejaarskraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 October 1947

On 22 October 1947, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
544 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 745 daily.
Nuwejaarskraal set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 22 October 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 22 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 465, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	465
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1947

Top 20 records on 22 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1947	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Quilon Pwd, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Spicer, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Southampton, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1947	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Goderich, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Port Said, EG	daily low max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Goedemoed (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Brantford, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Elmira, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	White River, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Beatrice, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1947	Owen Sound, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	30 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 754 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 50	587
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1