Weather Records on 11 March 1949

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1949. Highest significance: Hillview (Ballandry), AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1949

On 11 March 1949, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 324 daily.
Hillview (Ballandry) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 11 March 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

329 stations

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

Weather records on 11 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermorey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Noccundra Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kayford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 11 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 11 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1949

Top 20 records on 11 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1949	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	all-time rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1949	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	82 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1949	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1949	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Ballandool, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Stratford, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Wapweelah, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Tingha Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Drummondville, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Tobermorey Station, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Fernlee, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1949	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	40 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 329 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	272
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1