Weather Records on 16 January 1950

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1950. Highest significance: Forked Mountain, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1950

On 16 January 1950, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 392 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 826 daily.
Forked Mountain set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 16 January 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 16 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savary Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talent	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zigzag Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savary Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merritt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 230, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 16 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	230
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 16 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 15, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1950

Top 20 records on 16 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1950	Forked Mountain, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Rushville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Ashland, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Lammermoor Station, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Savary Island, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Belmont, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Rosalia, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Ipueiras, BR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Marysville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Mount Morris, AU	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Versailles, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Kamloops, CA	all-time low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1950	Oberlin, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	38 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

1795 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 855 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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Data for records on 1950-01-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	686
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1