Weather Records on 19 March 1949

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1949. Highest significance: Saranga, IN.

Key Facts for 19 March 1949

On 19 March 1949, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 450 daily.
Saranga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 19 March 1949.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 19 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saranga	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asansol Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 19 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 19 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1949

Top 20 records on 19 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1949	Saranga, IN	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Assobani, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Tundi, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Pachamba, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Raghunathpur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1949	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Dumka, IN	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1949	Brunette Downs, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	26 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

1808 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1949. 1949 had 461 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1949-03-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	344
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2