Weather Records on 13 February 1949

1,079 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1949. Highest significance: Surat, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1949

On 13 February 1949, 1,079 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 459 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Surat set a daily record precipitation of 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 13 February 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,079 stations

1,079 station records on 13 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,079 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 245, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 214, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 13 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	245
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	214
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 13 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

910 broken records

Margins by which the 910 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1949

Top 20 records on 13 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1949	Surat, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Bindango, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Cedar Rapids 2, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Rodeo, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Darlington, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Crown King, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 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)
13 February 1949	Muscatine 2, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1949	Waterloo, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 years	39 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 1,079 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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	885
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1