Weather Records on 1 January 1949

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1949. Highest significance: Moormurang the Ridge, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1949

On 1 January 1949, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 427 daily.
Moormurang the Ridge set an all-time record daily precipitation of 174.2 mm (6.9 in) on 1 January 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 1 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 1 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 1 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1949

Top 20 records on 1 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1949	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	all-time rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1949	Hartington, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1949	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1949	Bairnsdale 1, AU	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1949	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1949	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1949	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Paynesville, AU	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Falls Village, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Mechanicville 2 S, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Woodside, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Sarsfield, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	Orbost (Comparison), AU	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1949	McCall, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	50 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

1798 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1949. 1949 had 451 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	368
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1