Weather Records on 8 January 1950

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1950. Highest significance: Mallow, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1950

On 8 January 1950, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 285 daily.
Mallow set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 8 January 1950.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 8 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Savary Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boolaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1950

Top 20 records on 8 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1950	Mallow, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Armagh, GB	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Vananda, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Creston, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Elatma, RU	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1950	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Chemainus, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	30 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

1806 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1950. 1950 had 290 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	220
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1