Weather Records on 4 January 1950

2,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1950. Highest significance: St Charles Elm Pt, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1950

On 4 January 1950, 2,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,096 were record highs and 549 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 192 monthly and 1,814 daily.
St Charles Elm Pt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 4 January 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,015 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 597, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 499, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 4 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	597
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	499
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 4 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 192, daily 1,814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,715 broken records

Margins by which the 1,715 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1950

Top 20 records on 4 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1950	St Charles Elm Pt, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1950	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1950	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1950	Mascoutah, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1950	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1950	Jackson, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 1950	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Columbus, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Greencastle 1 W, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Cape Girardeau, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Noblesville River, US	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Salem, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Rochester, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Monticello, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1950	Prospect, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 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

1795 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 2,015 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	1,689
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1