Weather Records on 30 January 1947

1,314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1947. Highest significance: Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1947

On 30 January 1947, 1,314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,247 daily.
Houghton Lake 6 WSW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 30 January 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,314 stations

1,314 station records on 30 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halliford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,314 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 279, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 501, Heaviest daily snowfall 198, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 30 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	279
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	501
Heaviest daily snowfall	198
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 30 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 50, daily 1,247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,144 broken records

Margins by which the 1,144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 January 1947

Top 20 records on 30 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1947	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Hartsel, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Estherville 4E, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Waterloo, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Alma, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Muscatine 2, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Waterloo, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Montpelier, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Pechipparai, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Rock Creek, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1947	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	47 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 1,314 records.

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

Records on 01-30 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	2
1826	1
1830	2
1843	3
1846	3
1854	2
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1897	1
1898	7
1899	7
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	4
1905	8
1906	14
1907	9
1908	44
1909	27
1910	17
1911	35
1912	28
1913	35
1914	62
1915	58
1916	68
1917	113
1918	369
1919	33
1920	48
1921	41
1922	49
1923	126
1924	194
1925	179
1926	185
1927	141
1928	110
1929	416
1930	161
1931	648
1932	347
1933	137
1934	974
1935	305
1936	650
1937	379
1938	323
1939	630
1940	270
1941	380
1942	333
1943	470
1944	320
1945	275
1946	380
1947	1,314
1948	578
1949	1,271
1950	952
1951	1,227
1952	320
1953	508
1954	768
1955	435
1956	577
1957	638
1958	677
1959	282
1960	435
1961	464
1962	632
1963	738
1964	321
1965	772
1966	2,109
1967	885
1968	799
1969	1,258
1970	360
1971	1,370
1972	418
1973	578
1974	1,208
1975	934
1976	501
1977	759
1978	789
1979	2,085
1980	815
1981	654
1982	906
1983	785
1984	984
1985	678
1986	788
1987	1,006
1988	1,375
1989	1,508
1990	1,034
1991	766
1992	1,302
1993	764
1994	904
1995	924
1996	1,287
1997	793
1998	407
1999	1,169
2000	1,116
2001	1,319
2002	2,839
2003	1,086
2004	1,348
2005	906
2006	1,040
2007	673
2008	698
2009	737
2010	1,349
2011	668
2012	827
2013	1,984
2014	1,175
2015	658
2016	1,155
2017	507
2018	678
2019	990
2020	347
2021	442
2022	458
2023	1,298
2024	1,586
2025	688
2026	429

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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	1,038
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	32
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2