Weather Records on 7 April 1947

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1947. Highest significance: Mount Barker, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1947

On 7 April 1947, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 261 daily.
Mount Barker set an all-time record daily precipitation of 139.2 mm (5.5 in) on 7 April 1947.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

278 stations

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

Weather records on 7 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durrunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wattlegrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nippering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 10, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1947

Top 20 records on 7 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1947	Mount Barker, AU	all-time rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1947	Pardelup, AU	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1947	Tambellup, AU	all-time rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Lake Muir, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Durrunook, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Ellensfield, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Denmark, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Oak Park, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Amelup, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Kendenup, AU	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1947	Dumbleyung, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 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

1800 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1947. 1947 had 278 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 25	188
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2