Weather Records on 10 August 1947

766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1947. Highest significance: Kottayam P.W.D, IN.

Key Facts for 10 August 1947

On 10 August 1947, 766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 720 daily.
Kottayam P.W.D set a monthly record daily precipitation of 179.1 mm (7.1 in) on 10 August 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

766 stations

766 station records on 10 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allepey Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Margarita	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

766 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 253.

Records on 10 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 39, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

613 broken records

Margins by which the 613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1947

Top 20 records on 10 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1947	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Hannah 2 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Attingal, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Sherthala, IN	monthly rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Bottineau, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Raj-Nilgiri, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Wahpeton 3 N, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Plevna, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Yarrawonga, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Mt Pleasant, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Corinne, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1947	Gumbardo, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1947	Allepey Pwd, IN	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	34 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

1814 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1947. 1947 had 766 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	529
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1