Weather Records on 15 January 1947

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1947. Highest significance: Mill Bay, CA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1947

On 15 January 1947, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 579 daily.
Mill Bay set a daily record snowfall of 68.1 cm (26.8 in) on 15 January 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 15 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	68.1 cm (26.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.8 C (116.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 23.

Records on 15 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 516.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1947

Top 20 records on 15 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1947	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	68.1 cm (26.8 in)	51.6 cm (20.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Resaca, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Andrews, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Armagh, GB	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Blacksburg, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Burkes Garden, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1947	Copperhill, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Merrill, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Oneonta, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Oxford, GB	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Durham, GB	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1947	Gadsden, US	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	42 years	27 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 604 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 100	473
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1