Weather Records on 11 February 1949

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1949. Highest significance: Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1949

On 11 February 1949, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 363 daily.
Grassy Hill Radio Otc set an all-time record daily precipitation of 396.2 mm (15.6 in) on 11 February 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 11 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	396.2 mm (15.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	507.2 mm (20.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	397.5 mm (15.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	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)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Loretta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 11 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 11 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 7, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1949

Top 20 records on 11 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1949	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	all-time rain	396.2 mm (15.6 in)	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1949	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	all-time rain	507.2 mm (20.0 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1949	Cooktown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	397.5 mm (15.6 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Alix, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Kayenta, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Armour, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Gurley (Glenroy), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Springfield 1 SE, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1949	Teresina, BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	37 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 376 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	297
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1