Weather Records on 10 March 1949

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1949. Highest significance: Tibooburra (Onepah), AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 1949

On 10 March 1949, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 498 daily.
Tibooburra (Onepah) set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 10 March 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 10 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 10 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 10 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 247.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1949

Top 20 records on 10 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1949	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1949	Georgetown, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.7 cm (9.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Merrowie North, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Toronto, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Albion, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	St Catharines, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Oak Ridges, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Malboona, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Hermidale (Gilgai), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Ravensfield, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1949	Brantford, CA	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 years	42 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

1807 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1949. 1949 had 511 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 50	402
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2