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Weather Records on 7 April 1949

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1949. Highest significance: Vanersborg, SE.

Key Facts for 7 April 1949

  • On 7 April 1949, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 56 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 228 daily.
  • Vanersborg set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 7 April 1949.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

237 stations
Weather records on 7 April 1949 237 station records on 7 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
237 station records on 7 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)62 of 100 (Major)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
PudukkottaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation56.6 mm (2.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
CrateusBrazilRecord daily precipitation104.0 mm (4.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
PonnamaravathiIndiaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
MaduraiIndiaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
MelurIndiaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
KalnaIndiaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
SholavandanIndiaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
AlangudiIndiaRecord daily precipitation51.6 mm (2.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita de CassiaBrazilRecord daily precipitation36.0 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
SagunbariIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
TriunfoBrazilRecord daily precipitation74.5 mm (2.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)IndiaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
PalasbariIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade ResidenIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
KulatturIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
KattumavadiIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
ZinderNigerRecord low maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del EbrSpainRecord high minimum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
AlturasUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
RamanathapuramIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Spot PondUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Letchworth ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Port SaidEgyptRecord low maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
FlahultSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation22.3 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UlricehamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sand PassUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ElloreIndiaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrjeNorwayRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoburgSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation24.5 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SchwerinGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss SluseNorwayRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HusumGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.5 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation24.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandenburg-GordenGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TiruvannamalaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg FuhlsbuettelGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HosanagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NaduvattamIndiaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GadhchiroliIndiaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TindivanamIndiaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmo_2SwedenRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records
Records on 7 April 1949 by type Records set or tied on 7 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 19Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 37Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 153Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 7 April 1949 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum19
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum37
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall153
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 7 April 1949 by timescale Records on 7 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 228. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 9daily: 228all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 228.
Records on 7 April 1949 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly9
daily228

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 April 1949 Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted. 0501001502000 to 10: 15310 to 20: 3120 to 30: 1330 to 40: 140 to 50: 650 to 60: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 April 1949
MarginRecords
0 to 10153
10 to 2031
20 to 3013
30 to 401
40 to 506
50 to 602

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1949
Top 20 records on 7 April 1949 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 April 1949Vanersborg, SEdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)58 years62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1949Maseskar, SEdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)34 years56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1949Vestervig, DKdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)23 years42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1949Pudukkottai, INdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)55.1 mm (2.2 in)15 years41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1949Crateus, BRmonthly rain104.0 mm (4.1 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)28 years40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1949Ponnamaravathi, INdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)41.9 mm (1.6 in)48 years39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1949Madurai, INdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)39.6 mm (1.6 in)46 years38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1949Melur, INdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)45.2 mm (1.8 in)35 years36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1949Kalna, INdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)42.4 mm (1.7 in)10 years36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1949Sholavandan, INmonthly rain96.5 mm (3.8 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)23 years34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Alangudi, INdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)49.1 mm (1.9 in)6 years33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Santa Rita de Cassia, BRdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)12 years28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Sagunbari, INdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)30 years28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Triunfo, BRdaily rain74.5 mm (2.9 in)44.2 mm (1.7 in)24 years27 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Nuguru(Venkitapu), INdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)7 years26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Palasbari, INdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)42 years25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Peermade Residen, INdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)29.7 mm (1.2 in)3 years25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Kulattur, INdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)46 years25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Waren, DEdaily high min5.7 C (42.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)58 years23 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1949Kattumavadi, INdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)22 years23 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

1800 to 1949
Records on 04-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 237 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11808: 11809: 31811: 11815: 21839: 11844: 11851: 11854: 21858: 21859: 11863: 11864: 41865: 11866: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11875: 21876: 21880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 21884: 11885: 21886: 21887: 11888: 11890: 31891: 21893: 31894: 31895: 21896: 31897: 71898: 31899: 81900: 51901: 61902: 141903: 101904: 111905: 121906: 21907: 331908: 201909: 331910: 241911: 241912: 591913: 551914: 231915: 331916: 621917: 831918: 371919: 1571920: 631921: 3191922: 571923: 831924: 1381925: 1521926: 3431927: 991928: 3781929: 8351930: 3271931: 4061932: 1321933: 1741934: 2301935: 3811936: 1,1841937: 1701938: 8031939: 9561940: 2941941: 2581942: 4201943: 7201944: 1661945: 3561946: 3971947: 2781948: 7341949: 2371950: 1,0301951: 3111952: 4911953: 4251954: 5141955: 1981956: 4581957: 2931958: 3581959: 3841960: 5321961: 6651962: 5721963: 6301964: 4571965: 3421966: 3021967: 5691968: 3021969: 4491970: 4941971: 1,2601972: 1,2901973: 7221974: 5761975: 1,3051976: 3291977: 1,0501978: 6861979: 6911980: 4971981: 3531982: 3,7471983: 1,5171984: 5831985: 5991986: 9011987: 7241988: 1,4021989: 1,3861990: 8131991: 2,0071992: 6931993: 5901994: 1,1441995: 8971996: 1,1121997: 1,9961998: 1,2311999: 8982000: 6342001: 1,5562002: 7552003: 2,2052004: 5542005: 1,0022006: 8562007: 2,2492008: 8072009: 1,1832010: 1,6912011: 1,1872012: 5142013: 6932014: 9362015: 6582016: 7932017: 6922018: 1,9802019: 6042020: 5292021: 7582022: 8182023: 8442024: 1,3602025: 6452026: 3811800187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 237 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-07 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18081
18093
18111
18152
18391
18441
18511
18542
18582
18591
18631
18644
18651
18662
18681
18701
18711
18721
18752
18762
18801
18813
18821
18832
18841
18852
18862
18871
18881
18903
18912
18933
18943
18952
18963
18977
18983
18998
19005
19016
190214
190310
190411
190512
19062
190733
190820
190933
191024
191124
191259
191355
191423
191533
191662
191783
191837
1919157
192063
1921319
192257
192383
1924138
1925152
1926343
192799
1928378
1929835
1930327
1931406
1932132
1933174
1934230
1935381
19361,184
1937170
1938803
1939956
1940294
1941258
1942420
1943720
1944166
1945356
1946397
1947278
1948734
1949237
19501,030
1951311
1952491
1953425
1954514
1955198
1956458
1957293
1958358
1959384
1960532
1961665
1962572
1963630
1964457
1965342
1966302
1967569
1968302
1969449
1970494
19711,260
19721,290
1973722
1974576
19751,305
1976329
19771,050
1978686
1979691
1980497
1981353
19823,747
19831,517
1984583
1985599
1986901
1987724
19881,402
19891,386
1990813
19912,007
1992693
1993590
19941,144
1995897
19961,112
19971,996
19981,231
1999898
2000634
20011,556
2002755
20032,205
2004554
20051,002
2006856
20072,249
2008807
20091,183
20101,691
20111,187
2012514
2013693
2014936
2015658
2016793
2017692
20181,980
2019604
2020529
2021758
2022818
2023844
20241,360
2025645
2026381

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).