Weather Records on 18 January 1950

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1950. Highest significance: Isis Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1950

On 18 January 1950, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 295 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Isis Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 183.4 mm (7.2 in) on 18 January 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 18 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bryn Euryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 595, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 18 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	595
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 18 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 56, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,032 broken records

Margins by which the 1,032 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1950

Top 20 records on 18 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1950	Isis Downs, AU	all-time rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Isisford Post Office, AU	all-time rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Bayrick, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Emmett 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1950	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1950	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1950	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	all-time rain	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1950	The Wilgas, AU	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1950	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1950	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1950	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1950	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	54 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 1,184 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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	1,004
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1