Weather Records on 2 January 1947

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1947. Highest significance: Coleman, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1947

On 2 January 1947, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 742 daily.
Coleman set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 2 January 1947.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 2 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kismet Near	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 218, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 2 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	218
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 2 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1947

Top 20 records on 2 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1947	Coleman, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1947	Ottawa, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Kismet Near, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Scott City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Frederick, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Frederick, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Minneapolis, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Eastland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Waurika, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Nogales, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Chapman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Seymour 3NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Elkhart, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1947	Minneapolis, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	45 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 776 records.

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

Records on 01-02 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1800	1
1810	1
1823	1
1825	2
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1854	1
1855	1
1860	4
1861	4
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	4
1873	3
1874	1
1875	3
1876	4
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1882	1
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	7
1897	1
1898	2
1899	8
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	6
1904	22
1905	14
1906	8
1907	18
1908	6
1909	26
1910	17
1911	22
1912	53
1913	19
1914	27
1915	22
1916	43
1917	86
1918	114
1919	49
1920	48
1921	265
1922	77
1923	46
1924	165
1925	146
1926	190
1927	241
1928	744
1929	42
1930	264
1931	296
1932	148
1933	107
1934	242
1935	283
1936	460
1937	634
1938	111
1939	633
1940	403
1941	518
1942	619
1943	440
1944	355
1945	327
1946	157
1947	776
1948	967
1949	338
1950	1,253
1951	622
1952	823
1953	281
1954	309
1955	407
1956	179
1957	199
1958	240
1959	391
1960	630
1961	638
1962	582
1963	508
1964	955
1965	638
1966	964
1967	265
1968	807
1969	623
1970	947
1971	624
1972	407
1973	524
1974	1,495
1975	622
1976	653
1977	664
1978	689
1979	3,391
1980	360
1981	989
1982	1,102
1983	690
1984	1,221
1985	860
1986	641
1987	1,083
1988	1,279
1989	584
1990	425
1991	689
1992	947
1993	893
1994	576
1995	570
1996	1,425
1997	3,370
1998	1,108
1999	1,607
2000	1,340
2001	1,410
2002	1,021
2003	1,363
2004	1,212
2005	1,205
2006	1,658
2007	941
2008	843
2009	826
2010	1,304
2011	866
2012	805
2013	548
2014	684
2015	778
2016	603
2017	771
2018	2,183
2019	481
2020	645
2021	495
2022	1,905
2023	1,497
2024	635
2025	566
2026	770

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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	555
50 to 100	74
100 to 150	47
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1