Weather Records on 31 December 1947

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1947. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 1947

On 31 December 1947, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 442 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 31 December 1947.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

461 stations

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

Weather records on 31 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okay 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Consentes Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 31 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 31 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1947

Top 20 records on 31 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1947	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1947	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Mescalero, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Mountainair, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Okay 2 NE, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Mundiwindi, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Booneville 3 W, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Raton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Gravette, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Harrison, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1947	Lockwood, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 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

1797 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1947. 1947 had 461 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 100	360
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1