Weather Records on 24 March 1949

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1949. Highest significance: Dillalah, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1949

On 24 March 1949, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 303 daily.
Dillalah set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 24 March 1949.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 24 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bicton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermorey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1949

Top 20 records on 24 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1949	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1949	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1949	Wyandra Railway St, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Eureka, US	monthly snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Charlotte Plains, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Bicton, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Werrina, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Sidney 6NNW, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1949	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	41 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 324 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	278
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1