Weather Records on 25 January 1947

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1947. Highest significance: Nerang Gilston Rd, AU.

Key Facts for 25 January 1947

On 25 January 1947, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
561 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 770 daily.
Nerang Gilston Rd set a monthly record daily precipitation of 276.9 mm (10.9 in) on 25 January 1947.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 25 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	387.4 mm (15.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	351.8 mm (13.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 391, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 25 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	391
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 238.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1947

Top 20 records on 25 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1947	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	monthly rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 January 1947	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	all-time rain	387.4 mm (15.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	monthly rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	351.8 mm (13.9 in)	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Quinault Rs, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Darlington, AU	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Tarome, AU	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Christmas Creek, AU	all-time rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Mt Alford, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1947	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	41 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 796 records.

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

Records on 01-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1813	1
1823	3
1834	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	3
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1887	2
1890	8
1891	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	12
1904	17
1905	19
1906	7
1907	19
1908	7
1909	43
1910	21
1911	16
1912	20
1913	28
1914	60
1915	65
1916	89
1917	42
1918	53
1919	36
1920	61
1921	34
1922	75
1923	218
1924	118
1925	54
1926	80
1927	88
1928	179
1929	323
1930	317
1931	521
1932	219
1933	513
1934	457
1935	631
1936	429
1937	1,110
1938	665
1939	189
1940	1,215
1941	1,246
1942	683
1943	640
1944	1,344
1945	296
1946	320
1947	796
1948	708
1949	1,337
1950	2,290
1951	557
1952	569
1953	548
1954	373
1955	404
1956	311
1957	493
1958	457
1959	399
1960	263
1961	673
1962	492
1963	990
1964	533
1965	246
1966	541
1967	836
1968	592
1969	953
1970	510
1971	679
1972	737
1973	621
1974	685
1975	888
1976	713
1977	773
1978	1,209
1979	1,356
1980	704
1981	1,042
1982	975
1983	627
1984	758
1985	811
1986	406
1987	833
1988	926
1989	895
1990	1,476
1991	1,018
1992	1,077
1993	851
1994	911
1995	845
1996	1,292
1997	913
1998	488
1999	1,457
2000	1,332
2001	603
2002	1,074
2003	1,242
2004	1,174
2005	929
2006	1,112
2007	1,135
2008	823
2009	849
2010	1,222
2011	664
2012	864
2013	839
2014	1,094
2015	685
2016	974
2017	1,008
2018	613
2019	469
2020	459
2021	1,094
2022	281
2023	941
2024	931
2025	958
2026	2,391

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Data for records on 1947-01-25: 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 50	624
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1