Weather Records on 7 November 1947

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1947. Highest significance: Hebgen Dam, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 1947

On 7 November 1947, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 306 daily.
Hebgen Dam set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 7 November 1947.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 7 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1947

Top 20 records on 7 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1947	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Moyston, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Ignace, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Virginia, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Phelps, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1947	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Alta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Steamboat Springs, US	monthly snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Kakabeka Falls, CA	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Quorn, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1947	Nogales, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	23 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

1794 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 313 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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	220
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1