Weather Records on 14 February 1949

1,336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1949. Highest significance: Hopkinsville, US.

Key Facts for 14 February 1949

On 14 February 1949, 1,336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,260 daily.
Hopkinsville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 14 February 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,336 stations

1,336 station records on 14 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.2 mm (11.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	318.8 mm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,336 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 14 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 14 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 68, daily 1,260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,143 broken records

Margins by which the 1,143 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1949

Top 20 records on 14 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1949	Hopkinsville, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1949	Russellville, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1949	Normanton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	282.2 mm (11.1 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	6 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Corning, US	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Cairo River, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	New Madrid, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Paducah, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Leamington, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Princeton, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Cle Elum, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Mount Molloy Post Office, AU	daily rain	318.8 mm (12.6 in)	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1949	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	46 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 1,336 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	1,108
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1