Weather Records on 20 January 1950

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1950. Highest significance: Shimla, IN.

Key Facts for 20 January 1950

On 20 January 1950, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 615 daily.
Shimla set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 20 January 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 20 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 20 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 20 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1950

Top 20 records on 20 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1950	Shimla, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Bangate, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Darbys Falls (Riverslea), AU	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Geurie Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Kassuli, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Entrance, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Thompson Falls, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Lake Louise, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Kangra, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Kellogg, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Palampur, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1950	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	36 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 653 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	532
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1