Weather Records on 14 January 1950

930 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1950. Highest significance: Big Eddy, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 1950

On 14 January 1950, 930 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 480 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 874 daily.
Big Eddy set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 14 January 1950.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

930 stations

930 station records on 14 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vananda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

930 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 214, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 14 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	214
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 14 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 18, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1950

Top 20 records on 14 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1950	Big Eddy, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Big Eddy, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Carire, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Albany 1 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Big St Germain Dam, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Senador Pompeu, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Gospic, HR	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Jeremoabo, BR	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Spokane Intl AP, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Santa Quiteria, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Canudos, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Alton, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Willapa Harbor, US	all-time low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Iguatu, BR	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1950	Uil, KZ	all-time low min	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	57 years	42 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 930 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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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	780
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2