Weather Records on 10 January 1950

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1950. Highest significance: Porthill, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1950

On 10 January 1950, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 747 daily.
Porthill set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 10 January 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 10 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 10 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 10 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1950

Top 20 records on 10 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1950	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Canfield 1 S, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Vananda, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Wooster 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Salisbury, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Columbus, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Summit Grd STN, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Parksville, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Elatma, RU	daily low max	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Sikeston, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Jefferson, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1950	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	37 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

1799 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1950. 1950 had 756 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	607
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1