Weather Records on 22 January 1947

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1947. Highest significance: Caraubas, BR.

Key Facts for 22 January 1947

On 22 January 1947, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 277 daily.
Caraubas set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 22 January 1947.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 22 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.2 C (-58.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.5 C (-66.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.0 C (-52.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.6 C (-55.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 22 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1947

Top 20 records on 22 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1947	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1947	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1947	Barguzin, RU	all-time low min	-50.2 C (-58.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1947	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1947	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Cabrobo, BR	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Broome Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Berlin, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Pickens 1, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Banff, CA	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Frostburg, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Kodiak, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1947	Kirensk, RU	daily low min	-54.5 C (-66.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	46 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

1795 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 283 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1947
Margin	Records
0 to 10	191
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1