Weather Records on 24 January 1950

1,342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1950. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1950

On 24 January 1950, 1,342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
789 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 140 monthly and 1,192 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set an all-time record snow depth of 88.9 cm (35.0 in) on 24 January 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,342 stations

1,342 station records on 24 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kelowna	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,342 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 412, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 377, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 24 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	412
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	377
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 24 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 140, daily 1,192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,087 broken records

Margins by which the 1,087 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1950

Top 20 records on 24 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1950	Edgeley 3WNW, US	all-time snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1950	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1950	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1950	Edgeley 3WNW, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Spicer, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Benmore, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Saltspring Island, CA	monthly snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Edgeley 3WNW, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Montpelier, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Eureka, US	all-time snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Albion 5 E, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Campbellford, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Pokegama Dam, US	monthly snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Fremont, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1950	Yellow Grass, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	15 years	41 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

1796 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 1,342 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	1,034
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1