Weather Records on 3 January 1947

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1947. Highest significance: Wichita Falls Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1947

On 3 January 1947, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 644 daily.
Wichita Falls Muni AP set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 3 January 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 3 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 3 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 3 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 12, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1947

Top 20 records on 3 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 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)
3 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)
3 January 1947	Clay Ctr, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Taranagar (Reni), IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Put-In-Bay, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Grant City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Planknek, ZA	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Macon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Bisbee, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Bruning, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Columbus Junction, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1947	Galva, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 years	35 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 662 records.

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

Records on 01-03 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	1
1800	1
1823	2
1825	1
1830	2
1839	1
1848	1
1853	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1868	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	4
1887	5
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1899	2
1900	15
1901	4
1902	15
1903	17
1904	51
1905	12
1906	13
1907	26
1908	8
1909	11
1910	23
1911	40
1912	26
1913	83
1914	33
1915	29
1916	60
1917	52
1918	80
1919	54
1920	31
1921	139
1922	80
1923	46
1924	222
1925	139
1926	268
1927	235
1928	412
1929	58
1930	160
1931	100
1932	167
1933	160
1934	208
1935	249
1936	404
1937	291
1938	139
1939	498
1940	312
1941	595
1942	505
1943	508
1944	361
1945	148
1946	171
1947	662
1948	462
1949	910
1950	2,025
1951	459
1952	587
1953	241
1954	370
1955	443
1956	188
1957	177
1958	326
1959	861
1960	431
1961	543
1962	802
1963	494
1964	513
1965	492
1966	885
1967	247
1968	582
1969	516
1970	749
1971	1,280
1972	313
1973	623
1974	1,010
1975	710
1976	524
1977	790
1978	745
1979	2,417
1980	470
1981	1,401
1982	1,380
1983	921
1984	983
1985	739
1986	676
1987	843
1988	1,034
1989	740
1990	467
1991	1,077
1992	1,200
1993	910
1994	902
1995	726
1996	2,085
1997	3,676
1998	1,434
1999	1,568
2000	2,063
2001	1,385
2002	1,307
2003	981
2004	1,406
2005	1,157
2006	1,472
2007	1,396
2008	948
2009	682
2010	1,337
2011	681
2012	956
2013	496
2014	1,029
2015	869
2016	605
2017	1,053
2018	1,444
2019	474
2020	772
2021	476
2022	989
2023	1,318
2024	734
2025	653
2026	902

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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	486
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1