Weather Records on 20 January 1947

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1947. Highest significance: Tellico Plains, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1947

On 20 January 1947, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 529 daily.
Tellico Plains set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 20 January 1947.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 20 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 30.

Records on 20 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1947

Top 20 records on 20 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1947	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Calera, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Charleston, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Adairsville, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Canton, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Oneonta, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Selma, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Covington, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Clanton, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Sorel, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Uniontown, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Athens, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1947	Resaca, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 534 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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Data for records on 1947-01-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	372
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2