Weather Records on 31 January 1950

1,022 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1950. Highest significance: Clinton, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1950

On 31 January 1950, 1,022 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 436 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 36 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 952 daily.
Clinton set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 31 January 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,022 stations

1,022 station records on 31 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katyil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,022 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 232, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 31 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	232
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 31 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 36, monthly 34, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1950

Top 20 records on 31 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1950	Clinton, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Napier Downs, AU	monthly rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Mc Minnville, US	all-time low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Clay, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Huntington 1, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Richmond, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	all-time low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	all-time low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Izana, ES	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Thompson Falls, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1950	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	36 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

1800 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1950. 1950 had 1,022 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 100	866
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1