Weather Records on 28 January 1950

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1950. Highest significance: Cananeia G4-001, BR.

Key Facts for 28 January 1950

On 28 January 1950, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 472 daily.
Cananeia G4-001 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 206.8 mm (8.1 in) on 28 January 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 28 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale Woodward Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 28 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 28 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 8, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 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

28 January 1950

Top 20 records on 28 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1950	Cananeia G4-001, BR	monthly rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Bend, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Thompson Falls, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Umatilla, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Napoleon, US	all-time snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Albany 1 N, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1950	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	Mullaley (Goolhi), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	Council, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	The Cedars, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	Attabari, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1950	Huntington Lake, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	29 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

1796 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 485 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	379
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2