Weather Records on 14 March 1949

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1949. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 14 March 1949

On 14 March 1949, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 301 daily.
Pitea set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 14 March 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

302 stations

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

Weather records on 14 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wattlegrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woods (Den)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 14 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 14 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1949

Top 20 records on 14 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1949	Pitea, SE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1949	Wattlegrove, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1949	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1949	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1949	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1949	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Woods (Den), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Jennings, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Hondo, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Upper Urara (the Knoll), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Sealy, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Vernon, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Beechmont Binna Burra Road, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Alvin, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Browning, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1949	Saint Ignatius, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

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

1810 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1949. 1949 had 302 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	241
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1