Weather Records on 7 January 1949

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1949

On 7 January 1949, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 502 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 7 January 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 7 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	360.7 mm (14.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 7 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 7 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1949

Top 20 records on 7 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1949	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	199.2 mm (7.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Olaa 92, US	monthly rain	360.7 mm (14.2 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Alix, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Pekisko, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Carway, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Caldwell, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Caldwell, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Beaver Mines, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Rauland, NO	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Beaver Mines, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Babb 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1949	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	33 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

1826 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1949. 1949 had 510 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	394
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1