Weather Records on 23 January 1950

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1950. Highest significance: Moanalua 770, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 1950

On 23 January 1950, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 625 daily.
Moanalua 770 set a daily record precipitation of 97.3 mm (3.8 in) on 23 January 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 23 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 23 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 23 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1950

Top 20 records on 23 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1950	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Steveston, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	St Albans, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Cedar Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1950	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1950	Morgantown 1, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1950	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1950	Napoleon, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1950	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1950	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1950	Manassa, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	30 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 644 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	486
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1