Weather Records on 22 January 1949

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1949. Highest significance: Montello 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1949

On 22 January 1949, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 353 daily.
Montello 2NE set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 22 January 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 22 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 22 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 22 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1949

Top 20 records on 22 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1949	Montello 2NE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Roby, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Dover, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Paterson, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Chatham, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Little Falls, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Rock Island 2 NW, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1949	Solomons, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1949	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	34 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

1795 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 365 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	278
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3