Weather Records on 1 January 1947

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1947. Highest significance: Shirala, IN.

Key Facts for 1 January 1947

On 1 January 1947, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 566 daily.
Shirala set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 1 January 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 1 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 1 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 1 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1947

Top 20 records on 1 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1947	Shirala, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Sangli, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Jamkhed, IN	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Islampur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Yaval, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Baramati, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Mandangad, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Sangola, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Paris, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Khilchipur, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Medha, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1947	Pearl, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	41 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

1798 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1947. 1947 had 595 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	469
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1