Weather Records on 15 April 1949

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1949. Highest significance: Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 1949

On 15 April 1949, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 399 daily.
Spooner Ag Rsch STN set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 15 April 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 15 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 15 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 15 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 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

15 April 1949

Top 20 records on 15 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1949	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Oregon Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Waterloo, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Milan, IT	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	128 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Streator 2SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Alta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Fayette, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Tekamah, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Clinton #1, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Clarinda, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Emsdale, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1949	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	35 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 419 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	279
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2