Weather Records on 1 February 1947

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1947. Highest significance: Dublin Phoenix Park, IE.

Key Facts for 1 February 1947

On 1 February 1947, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 317 daily.
Dublin Phoenix Park set a daily record precipitation of 36.4 mm (1.4 in) on 1 February 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

352 stations

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

Weather records on 1 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	51.1 cm (20.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-56.2 C (-69.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kennecott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Invermere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennecott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 1 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 1 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1947

Top 20 records on 1 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1947	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1947	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Chamarajnagar, IN	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Lake Louise, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1947	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1947	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1947	San German 4 W, PR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1947	James Island, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1947	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 352 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 20	258
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2