Weather Records on 3 November 1947

457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1947. Highest significance: Baltimore Customs House, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1947

On 3 November 1947, 457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 428 daily.
Baltimore Customs House set a daily record precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 3 November 1947.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

457 stations

457 station records on 3 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

457 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 23.

Records on 3 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1947

Top 20 records on 3 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1947	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1947	Buchanan, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Argoon, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Darlington, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Lexington, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Roanoke, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Pelzer, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Catawba Hospital, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Louisa, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Washington, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	College Park, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Marshall, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Kershaw 1SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Culpeper, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1947	Cheraw, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	38 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

1821 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1947. 1947 had 457 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1947-11-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	339
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1