Weather Records on 31 January 1947

788 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1947. Highest significance: Sheboygan, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1947

On 31 January 1947, 788 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 760 daily.
Sheboygan set a daily record snowfall of 47.8 cm (18.8 in) on 31 January 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

788 stations

788 station records on 31 January 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

788 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 31 January 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 31 January 1947 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 16, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 275.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1947

Top 20 records on 31 January 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1947	Sheboygan, US	daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Mancelona, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Auburn, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	all-time rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Holenarsipur, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Barkerville, CA	all-time low min	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Jacksonville Wb City, US	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Sanklespur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Terry Hie Hie, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Karikode, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Raiford State Prison, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	The Wilgas, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Farrell Sharon, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1947	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 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

1800 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1947. 1947 had 788 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	658
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1