Weather Records on 23 March 1949

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1949. Highest significance: Cork Station, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1949

On 23 March 1949, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 380 daily.
Cork Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 23 March 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 23 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auckland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1949

Top 20 records on 23 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1949	Cork Station, AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Armagh, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Lynchburg 7 St Brg, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 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)
23 March 1949	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Elderslie, AU	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Leribe, LS	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Mount Alfred, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1949	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	36 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

1796 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 390 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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 100	350
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1