Weather Records on 13 January 1950

1,141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1950. Highest significance: Sherman, US.

Key Facts for 13 January 1950

On 13 January 1950, 1,141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 35 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,084 daily.
Sherman set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 13 January 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,141 stations

1,141 station records on 13 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	69.9 cm (27.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franz	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vananda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,141 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 13 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 13 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 35, monthly 22, daily 1,084.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1950

Top 20 records on 13 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1950	Sherman, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Russellville, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	69.9 cm (27.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Danville, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Hugo, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Astoria, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Harrison, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Hastings, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Rhinelander, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	all-time low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Franz, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Calvin, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1950	Paris, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 1,141 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	754
2023	741
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,150

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	934
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1