Weather Records on 1 April 1949

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1949. Highest significance: Tajique 4 N, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1949

On 1 April 1949, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 280 daily.
Tajique 4 N set a daily record snowfall of 39.4 cm (15.5 in) on 1 April 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 1 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 1 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 1 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 369.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1949

Top 20 records on 1 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1949	Tajique 4 N, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	36.9 cm (14.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Selonah, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Jemez Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Chilliwack, CA	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Sagunbari, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Bluewater 3 WSW, US	monthly snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Springer, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Walnut Grove, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Blanding, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Crown King, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Levy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1949	Florence, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1949	Durango, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1949	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1949	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1949	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1949	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 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

1803 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1949. 1949 had 308 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	216
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1