Weather Records on 21 January 1947

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1947. Highest significance: Indian Lake 2SW, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 1947

On 21 January 1947, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 205 daily.
Indian Lake 2SW set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 21 January 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 21 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kakatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.4 C (-49.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.4 C (-55.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.8 C (-66.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anketell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Courela (Challner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.6 C (-55.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1947

Top 20 records on 21 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1947	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1947	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1947	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Santana Do Matos, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Chatham, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Sussex, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Angicos, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Karonie, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Talcher, IN	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Glencliff, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Woomera (Arcoona), AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Apsley, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1947	Kakatpur, IN	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 205 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	135
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1