Weather Records on 19 January 1947

253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1947. Highest significance: Livingston, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1947

On 19 January 1947, 253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 252 daily.
Livingston set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 19 January 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

253 stations

253 station records on 19 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coodingnow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.3 C (-51.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

253 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1947

Top 20 records on 19 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1947	Livingston, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1947	Uniontown, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1947	Coodingnow, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Leonora, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Calera, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Houma, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	El Dorado, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Irkutsk, RU	daily low min	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Ishpeming, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	State UNIV, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Borzja, RU	daily low min	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Holy Cross, US	monthly low min	-51.1 C (-60.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Greensboro, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Talladega, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Babb 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1947	Broome Post Office, AU	daily low min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	40 years	21 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

1796 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 253 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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 10	171
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2