Weather Records on 4 February 1949

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1949. Highest significance: Jammu (In-AFB), IN.

Key Facts for 4 February 1949

On 4 February 1949, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 399 daily.
Jammu (In-AFB) set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 4 February 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 4 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Glade	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 4 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 4 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 32, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1949

Top 20 records on 4 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1949	Jammu (In-AFB), IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Kaithal, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Amroha, IN	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Ambala, IN	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Gohad, IN	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Ambala Obsy, IN	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Moga, IN	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Barharwa, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Ranike, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Landsdown, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Ghazipur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Meerut Obsy, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1949	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1949	Gopalganj Sr, IN	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1949	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	29 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 439 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1949-02-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	324
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1