Weather Records on 30 January 1950

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 January 1950. Highest significance: Forest Grove, US.

Key Facts for 30 January 1950

On 30 January 1950, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 472 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 909 daily.
Forest Grove set a daily record snowfall of 36.8 cm (14.5 in) on 30 January 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

952 stations

952 station records on 30 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 30 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 271, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 30 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	271
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 30 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 16, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 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

30 January 1950

Top 20 records on 30 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1950	Forest Grove, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 January 1950	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Goorganga, AU	daily rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Blue Mountain, AU	daily rain	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	300.5 mm (11.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Loretto, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Bemidji, US	all-time low min	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Greeneville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Shawnigan Lake, CA	all-time low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Grants Pass, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Woodstock Post Office, AU	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	all-time low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Thompson Falls, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1950	Cascade Locks, US	all-time low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	38 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 952 records.

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

Records on 01-30 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	2
1826	1
1830	2
1843	3
1846	3
1854	2
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1897	1
1898	7
1899	7
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	4
1905	8
1906	14
1907	9
1908	44
1909	27
1910	17
1911	35
1912	28
1913	35
1914	62
1915	58
1916	68
1917	113
1918	369
1919	33
1920	48
1921	41
1922	49
1923	126
1924	194
1925	179
1926	185
1927	141
1928	110
1929	416
1930	161
1931	648
1932	347
1933	137
1934	974
1935	305
1936	650
1937	379
1938	323
1939	630
1940	270
1941	380
1942	333
1943	470
1944	320
1945	275
1946	380
1947	1,314
1948	578
1949	1,271
1950	952
1951	1,227
1952	320
1953	508
1954	768
1955	435
1956	577
1957	638
1958	677
1959	282
1960	435
1961	464
1962	632
1963	738
1964	321
1965	772
1966	2,109
1967	885
1968	799
1969	1,258
1970	360
1971	1,370
1972	418
1973	578
1974	1,208
1975	934
1976	501
1977	759
1978	789
1979	2,085
1980	815
1981	654
1982	906
1983	785
1984	984
1985	678
1986	788
1987	1,006
1988	1,375
1989	1,508
1990	1,034
1991	766
1992	1,302
1993	764
1994	904
1995	924
1996	1,287
1997	793
1998	407
1999	1,169
2000	1,116
2001	1,319
2002	2,839
2003	1,086
2004	1,348
2005	906
2006	1,040
2007	673
2008	698
2009	737
2010	1,349
2011	668
2012	827
2013	1,984
2014	1,175
2015	658
2016	1,155
2017	507
2018	678
2019	990
2020	347
2021	442
2022	458
2023	1,298
2024	1,586
2025	688
2026	429

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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	722
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2