Weather Records on 26 January 1947

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1947. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 26 January 1947

On 26 January 1947, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 728 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 46.4 mm (1.8 in) on 26 January 1947.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 26 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	322.3 mm (12.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.5 mm (9.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.9 C (118.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 24.

Records on 26 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1947

Top 20 records on 26 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1947	Bologna, IT	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1947	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 January 1947	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	monthly rain	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Mount Gravatt, AU	monthly rain	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Mount Cotton West, AU	monthly rain	322.3 mm (12.7 in)	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Balaghat, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Bruff Hill, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Morningside, AU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Morsi, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Columinjuba, BR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Shawinigan, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	236.5 mm (9.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Bareli, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Katol, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1947	Mt Alford, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	39 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 747 records.

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

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

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Data for records on 1947-01-26: 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	558
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	4