Weather Records on 17 April 1949

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1949. Highest significance: Parasala, IN.

Key Facts for 17 April 1949

On 17 April 1949, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 425 daily.
Parasala set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.8 mm (5.7 in) on 17 April 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 17 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dunoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1949

Top 20 records on 17 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1949	Parasala, IN	monthly rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1949	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1949	Milan, IT	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	157 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1949	Marloo, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1949	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1949	Grand River Lock, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Bjuraker, SE	monthly high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Marshall, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Brantford, CA	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Seetapal, IN	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Washington 2 ESE, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Fernbrook, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	monthly high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Jaffirband, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1949	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	54 years	26 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

1799 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1949. 1949 had 439 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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Data for records on 1949-04-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	321
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1