Weather Records on 13 April 1949

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1949. Highest significance: Dinhata, IN.

Key Facts for 13 April 1949

On 13 April 1949, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 298 daily.
Dinhata set a monthly record daily precipitation of 254.8 mm (10.0 in) on 13 April 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 13 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1949

Top 20 records on 13 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1949	Dinhata, IN	monthly rain	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1949	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Ayton, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Palkot, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Dimapur, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Pet Jorhat, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Milan, IT	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Blacksburg, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1949	Glen Boughton, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1949	Bilasipara, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	34 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

1798 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1949. 1949 had 302 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 20	216
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2