Weather Records on 5 January 1947

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 January 1947. Highest significance: Wichita Falls Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 5 January 1947

On 5 January 1947, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 482 daily.
Wichita Falls Muni AP set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 5 January 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 5 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 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)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 5 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 5 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 5 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 January 1947

Top 20 records on 5 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 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)
5 January 1947	Chand, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1947	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1947	Cashmere, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1947	Marungapuri, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1947	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1947	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1947	Sanehighat, IN	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1947	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low max	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Galva, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Waurika, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Wien, AT	daily low max	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Tejon Rancho, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1947	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	30 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

1795 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 496 records.

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

Records on 01-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1838	1
1850	1
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1860	2
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	3
1869	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	5
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	5
1892	5
1894	10
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	4
1901	6
1902	14
1903	9
1904	24
1905	9
1906	15
1907	7
1908	12
1909	52
1910	21
1911	27
1912	54
1913	19
1914	34
1915	21
1916	95
1917	59
1918	41
1919	53
1920	122
1921	87
1922	160
1923	97
1924	408
1925	110
1926	328
1927	417
1928	112
1929	308
1930	203
1931	176
1932	370
1933	241
1934	294
1935	755
1936	280
1937	238
1938	200
1939	736
1940	654
1941	276
1942	828
1943	355
1944	274
1945	571
1946	1,218
1947	496
1948	537
1949	948
1950	1,400
1951	200
1952	345
1953	291
1954	389
1955	770
1956	699
1957	276
1958	506
1959	1,043
1960	463
1961	305
1962	359
1963	340
1964	191
1965	488
1966	607
1967	545
1968	1,037
1969	844
1970	463
1971	1,355
1972	695
1973	566
1974	986
1975	338
1976	744
1977	613
1978	672
1979	1,781
1980	997
1981	1,136
1982	1,787
1983	929
1984	1,163
1985	970
1986	856
1987	1,031
1988	1,389
1989	1,463
1990	471
1991	1,409
1992	1,001
1993	1,604
1994	1,481
1995	956
1996	1,084
1997	2,254
1998	1,426
1999	2,443
2000	786
2001	1,251
2002	833
2003	760
2004	1,731
2005	1,947
2006	813
2007	1,844
2008	1,114
2009	671
2010	1,386
2011	620
2012	1,307
2013	501
2014	746
2015	652
2016	516
2017	1,053
2018	1,075
2019	422
2020	395
2021	366
2022	700
2023	683
2024	458
2025	607
2026	736

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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 20	350
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1