Weather Records on 16 January 1947

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1947. Highest significance: Fort St James, CA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1947

On 16 January 1947, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 585 daily.
Fort St James set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 January 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 16 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1947

Top 20 records on 16 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1947	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1947	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1947	Terrace, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1947	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Queen Charlotte City, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Masset Airport, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Washington Dam 19, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Arnsberg, DE	monthly high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Titusville, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Uccle, BE	monthly high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Fruita, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1947	Burnet, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	26 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 597 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	491
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1