Weather Records on 29 January 1947

1,154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1947. Highest significance: Carroll, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1947

On 29 January 1947, 1,154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,119 daily.
Carroll set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 29 January 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,154 stations

1,154 station records on 29 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,154 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 296, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 416, Heaviest daily snowfall 182, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	296
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	182
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 27, daily 1,119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

955 broken records

Margins by which the 955 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 223.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1947

Top 20 records on 29 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1947	Carroll, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1947	Carroll, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Eads, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Orillia, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Cuerindi, AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Ord River, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Algonquin Park, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Monroe, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Eads, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1947	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	77 years	43 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 1,154 records.

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

Records on 01-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1804	1
1830	2
1831	1
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	2
1872	2
1873	3
1875	1
1877	2
1883	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	7
1896	3
1897	3
1898	10
1899	4
1900	9
1901	5
1902	7
1903	20
1904	6
1905	15
1906	17
1907	9
1908	16
1909	14
1910	57
1911	22
1912	28
1913	40
1914	57
1915	41
1916	286
1917	45
1918	134
1919	30
1920	57
1921	48
1922	47
1923	66
1924	155
1925	237
1926	170
1927	203
1928	116
1929	222
1930	116
1931	397
1932	338
1933	126
1934	536
1935	455
1936	536
1937	196
1938	224
1939	223
1940	386
1941	357
1942	451
1943	330
1944	423
1945	286
1946	181
1947	1,154
1948	697
1949	1,097
1950	768
1951	1,125
1952	239
1953	554
1954	755
1955	476
1956	642
1957	820
1958	834
1959	464
1960	441
1961	599
1962	635
1963	1,131
1964	143
1965	696
1966	2,021
1967	731
1968	806
1969	1,201
1970	611
1971	1,200
1972	296
1973	676
1974	1,195
1975	1,300
1976	570
1977	1,047
1978	738
1979	1,587
1980	791
1981	515
1982	667
1983	1,200
1984	689
1985	551
1986	831
1987	1,142
1988	829
1989	1,420
1990	1,218
1991	636
1992	1,293
1993	748
1994	1,010
1995	1,170
1996	808
1997	803
1998	675
1999	1,553
2000	1,365
2001	1,198
2002	2,267
2003	657
2004	1,074
2005	1,042
2006	1,600
2007	739
2008	1,026
2009	980
2010	1,014
2011	519
2012	604
2013	1,904
2014	1,816
2015	700
2016	864
2017	390
2018	883
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,183
2024	1,886
2025	741
2026	402

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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 50	874
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1