Weather Records on 28 January 1947

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1947. Highest significance: Sullurpet, IN.

Key Facts for 28 January 1947

On 28 January 1947, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 591 daily.
Sullurpet set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 28 January 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 28 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deori	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.6 C (117.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1947

Top 20 records on 28 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1947	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Mercanam, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Bancroft, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Tada, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Rapur, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Covelong, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Madurantakam, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Mackay Post Office, AU	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1947	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	42 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

1796 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 598 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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 25	440
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2