Weather Records on 26 October 1947

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1947. Highest significance: Hot Springs 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1947

On 26 October 1947, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 530 daily.
Hot Springs 1 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 94.7 mm (3.7 in) on 26 October 1947.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 26 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kulyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 180 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1947

Top 20 records on 26 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1947	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Coodardy, AU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Cape Girardeau, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Searcy, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Lakeside, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Newport, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Kulyalling, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Pontiac, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Goderich, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1947	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1947	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1947	Osceola, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1947	Caetite, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1947	Belleville, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1947	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1947	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 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

1816 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1947. 1947 had 533 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	404
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2