Weather Records on 14 April 1949

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1949. Highest significance: Harlan, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 1949

On 14 April 1949, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 389 daily.
Harlan set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 14 April 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 14 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 14 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 14 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1949

Top 20 records on 14 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1949	Harlan, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Milan, IT	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Hartington, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Denison, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1949	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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

1801 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1949. 1949 had 402 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	285
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1