Weather Records on 6 September 1947

895 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1947. Highest significance: Bundi, IN.

Key Facts for 6 September 1947

On 6 September 1947, 895 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 823 daily.
Bundi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 370.3 mm (14.6 in) on 6 September 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

895 stations

895 station records on 6 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	370.3 mm (14.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

895 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 526.

Records on 6 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	526
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 71, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1947

Top 20 records on 6 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1947	Bundi, IN	all-time rain	370.3 mm (14.6 in)	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	39 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Millaquin Sugar, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Howard Post Office, AU	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Colton Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1947	Biggenden Post Office, AU	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Hamilton Downs, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1947	Juandah, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	50 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

1794 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 895 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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Data for records on 1947-09-06: 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	604
20 to 40	109
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1