Weather Records on 10 January 1949

1,569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1949. Highest significance: Maitland West, AU.

Key Facts for 10 January 1949

On 10 January 1949, 1,569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 595 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,507 daily.
Maitland West set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 10 January 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,569 stations

1,569 station records on 10 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,569 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 353, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 242, Heaviest daily rainfall 516, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 10 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	353
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	242
Heaviest daily rainfall	516
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 10 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 48, daily 1,507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,373 broken records

Margins by which the 1,373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1949

Top 20 records on 10 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1949	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Kings Tablelands, AU	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 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)
10 January 1949	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1949	Glenara, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	59 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

1799 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1949. 1949 had 1,569 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	1,329
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1