Weather Records on 13 January 1947

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1947. Highest significance: Pearston (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1947

On 13 January 1947, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 337 daily.
Pearston (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 13 January 1947.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 13 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1947

Top 20 records on 13 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1947	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Birtle, CA	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Jennings, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Melville, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Fullarton, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Fairview, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Condon, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Simmesport, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1947	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1947	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1947	Morgan City, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1947	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1947	Crownpoint, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1947	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1947	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1947	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	47 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

1794 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 341 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	753
2023	740
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,151

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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 25	227
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1