Weather Records on 9 January 1950

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1950. Highest significance: Savary Island, CA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1950

On 9 January 1950, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 400 daily.
Savary Island set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 9 January 1950.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 9 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savary Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Savary Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 9 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 9 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1950

Top 20 records on 9 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1950	Savary Island, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Amatikulu, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47.7 cm (18.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Park City G.C., US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Denman Island, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	all-time snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1950	Saltspring Island, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1950	Elatma, RU	daily low max	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1950	Savary Island, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1950	Tranquille, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1950	Aakukui 1007, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	33 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

1799 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1950. 1950 had 407 records.

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

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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	323
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1