Weather Records on 11 April 1949

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1949. Highest significance: Dehra Gopipur, IN.

Key Facts for 11 April 1949

On 11 April 1949, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 394 daily.
Dehra Gopipur set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 11 April 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 11 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalsinghsarai	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1949

Top 20 records on 11 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1949	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Pal-Lahara, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Rupar, IN	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Ft Stanton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Mawana, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1949	Tundi, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	Landsdown, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	Burnet, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	Minnedosa, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1949	Kangra, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	28 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 402 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 April 1949
Margin	Records
0 to 20	318
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2