Weather Records on 29 January 1950

768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1950. Highest significance: Grand Junction Walker Fld, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1950

On 29 January 1950, 768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 734 daily.
Grand Junction Walker Fld set a daily record snowfall of 13.7 cm (5.4 in) on 29 January 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

768 stations

768 station records on 29 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

768 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 242, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 29 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	242
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 29 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 13, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1950

Top 20 records on 29 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1950	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1950	Spokane Intl AP, US	all-time low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1950	Newry, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 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)
29 January 1950	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1950	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Fruita, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Prineville, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Quebec, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Bumping Lake, US	all-time low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Coeur D'Alene, US	all-time low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Orofino, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Diablo Dam, US	all-time low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Newport, US	all-time low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Trinidad 2 SSE, US	all-time low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Lennoxville, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1950	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 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 768 records.

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

Records on 01-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1804	1
1830	2
1831	1
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	2
1872	2
1873	3
1875	1
1877	2
1883	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	7
1896	3
1897	3
1898	10
1899	4
1900	9
1901	5
1902	7
1903	20
1904	6
1905	15
1906	17
1907	9
1908	16
1909	14
1910	57
1911	22
1912	28
1913	40
1914	57
1915	41
1916	286
1917	45
1918	134
1919	30
1920	57
1921	48
1922	47
1923	66
1924	155
1925	237
1926	170
1927	203
1928	116
1929	222
1930	116
1931	397
1932	338
1933	126
1934	536
1935	455
1936	536
1937	196
1938	224
1939	223
1940	386
1941	357
1942	451
1943	330
1944	423
1945	286
1946	181
1947	1,154
1948	697
1949	1,097
1950	768
1951	1,125
1952	239
1953	554
1954	755
1955	476
1956	642
1957	820
1958	834
1959	464
1960	441
1961	599
1962	635
1963	1,131
1964	143
1965	696
1966	2,021
1967	731
1968	806
1969	1,201
1970	611
1971	1,200
1972	296
1973	676
1974	1,195
1975	1,300
1976	570
1977	1,047
1978	738
1979	1,587
1980	791
1981	515
1982	667
1983	1,200
1984	689
1985	551
1986	831
1987	1,142
1988	829
1989	1,420
1990	1,218
1991	636
1992	1,293
1993	748
1994	1,010
1995	1,170
1996	808
1997	803
1998	675
1999	1,553
2000	1,365
2001	1,198
2002	2,267
2003	657
2004	1,074
2005	1,042
2006	1,600
2007	739
2008	1,026
2009	980
2010	1,014
2011	519
2012	604
2013	1,904
2014	1,816
2015	700
2016	864
2017	390
2018	883
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,183
2024	1,886
2025	741
2026	402

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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	603
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	3