Weather Records on 4 April 1949

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1949. Highest significance: Turaiyur, IN.

Key Facts for 4 April 1949

On 4 April 1949, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 449 daily.
Turaiyur set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 4 April 1949.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 4 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warm Springs Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

381 broken records

Margins by which the 381 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 231.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1949

Top 20 records on 4 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1949	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Omalur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Tiruchengode, IN	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Putbus, DE	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	San Marcos, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Putbus, DE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Chodavaram, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Cameron, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1949	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1949	Burnet, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1949	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1949	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1949	Muenster, DE	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	49 years	31 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 458 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1949-04-04: 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	370
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2