Weather Records on 2 January 1950

1,253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1950. Highest significance: Nome AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 January 1950

On 2 January 1950, 1,253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
747 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,237 daily.
Nome AP set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 2 January 1950.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,253 stations

1,253 station records on 2 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merritt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,253 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 574, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	574
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 1,237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,099 broken records

Margins by which the 1,099 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1950

Top 20 records on 2 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1950	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Buxton, GB	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Sunny Corner (Snow Line), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Wilbur, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Booyal Central State School, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1950	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Clayoquot, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Hope Little Mountain, CA	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Namdalseid, NO	monthly snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Lewistown AP, US	daily low max	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Augusta, US	daily low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Vavenby, CA	all-time low max	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Koshkonong, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	48 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 1,253 records.

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

Records on 01-02 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1800	1
1810	1
1823	1
1825	2
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1854	1
1855	1
1860	4
1861	4
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	4
1873	3
1874	1
1875	3
1876	4
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1882	1
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	7
1897	1
1898	2
1899	8
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	6
1904	22
1905	14
1906	8
1907	18
1908	6
1909	26
1910	17
1911	22
1912	53
1913	19
1914	27
1915	22
1916	43
1917	86
1918	114
1919	49
1920	48
1921	265
1922	77
1923	46
1924	165
1925	146
1926	190
1927	241
1928	744
1929	42
1930	264
1931	296
1932	148
1933	107
1934	242
1935	283
1936	460
1937	634
1938	111
1939	633
1940	403
1941	518
1942	619
1943	440
1944	355
1945	327
1946	157
1947	776
1948	967
1949	338
1950	1,253
1951	622
1952	823
1953	281
1954	309
1955	407
1956	179
1957	199
1958	240
1959	391
1960	630
1961	638
1962	582
1963	508
1964	955
1965	638
1966	964
1967	265
1968	807
1969	623
1970	947
1971	624
1972	407
1973	524
1974	1,495
1975	622
1976	653
1977	664
1978	689
1979	3,391
1980	360
1981	989
1982	1,102
1983	690
1984	1,221
1985	860
1986	641
1987	1,083
1988	1,279
1989	584
1990	425
1991	689
1992	947
1993	893
1994	576
1995	570
1996	1,425
1997	3,370
1998	1,108
1999	1,607
2000	1,340
2001	1,410
2002	1,021
2003	1,363
2004	1,212
2005	1,205
2006	1,658
2007	941
2008	843
2009	826
2010	1,304
2011	866
2012	805
2013	548
2014	684
2015	778
2016	603
2017	771
2018	2,183
2019	481
2020	645
2021	495
2022	1,905
2023	1,497
2024	635
2025	566
2026	770

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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	1,079
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1