Weather Records on 17 January 1950

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1950. Highest significance: Novorossijsk, RU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1950

On 17 January 1950, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 334 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 692 daily.
Novorossijsk set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 17 January 1950.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 17 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 17 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 17 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 29, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1950

Top 20 records on 17 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1950	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1950	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Dobbins Colgate Foreba, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Westland, AU	all-time rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Mount Ryde, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Prineville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Dinby, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Grace, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Julia Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Katandra, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Cabanda Station, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1950	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 years	40 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 731 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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).