Weather Records on 21 March 1949

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1949. Highest significance: Kangaroo Hills Station, AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 1949

On 21 March 1949, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 325 daily.
Kangaroo Hills Station set a daily record precipitation of 224.0 mm (8.8 in) on 21 March 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 21 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franz	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumargram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denison Hwy 60 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okay 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1949

Top 20 records on 21 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1949	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	daily rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	214.3 mm (8.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Weatherford, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Calvin, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Chhaygaon, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Temple, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Monkira, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Franz, CA	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Kachugaon, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Franz, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Comanche, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1949	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1949	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1949	Gatesville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1949	Kumargram, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1949	Jennings, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	33 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

1797 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1949. 1949 had 330 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	276
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1