Weather Records on 22 January 1950

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1950. Highest significance: Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1950

On 22 January 1950, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 508 daily.
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 22 January 1950.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 22 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1950

Top 20 records on 22 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1950	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1950	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1950	Eerstegeluk, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1950	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1950	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Henichesk, UA	daily low max	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Snowflake, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Philipsburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Rosetown Cda Epf, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Tombstone, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Edgeley 3WNW, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Chico UNIV Farm, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Manassa, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Orogrande, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Thermopolis, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

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 539 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 50	419
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1