Weather Records on 15 July 1947

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1947. Highest significance: Rushville, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1947

On 15 July 1947, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 366 daily.
Rushville set a daily record precipitation of 63.2 mm (2.5 in) on 15 July 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 15 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sukinda	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jambughoda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 15 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1947

Top 20 records on 15 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1947	Rushville, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Mauzy, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Tangi, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Lock (Terre), AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Springfield, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Sukinda, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Ashbourne, AU	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1947	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	27.7 C (81.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Boko, IN	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Snowflake, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Nelson, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Baramba, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Finniss, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Beachport, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1947	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	29 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 373 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1947-07-15: 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	281
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1