Weather Records on 23 January 1947

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1947. Highest significance: Franklyn Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 23 January 1947

On 23 January 1947, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 409 daily.
Franklyn Vale set a daily record precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 23 January 1947.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 23 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khariar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.8 C (-61.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 23 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1947

Top 20 records on 23 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1947	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Pundi, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Rathdowney Post Office, AU	all-time rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Gumma, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Salgueiro, BR	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1947	Castro Alves, BR	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Bhadrak, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Bonth, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Rayagada, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Farias Brito, BR	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Channel, CA	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1947	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	28 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 414 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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 20	288
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2