Weather Records on 19 April 1949

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1949. Highest significance: Parrsboro, CA.

Key Facts for 19 April 1949

On 19 April 1949, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 381 daily.
Parrsboro set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 19 April 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 19 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lansford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 19 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 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

19 April 1949

Top 20 records on 19 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1949	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1949	Matamoras, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1949	San Marcos, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1949	Plainview, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1949	Saint John, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1949	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1949	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1949	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1949	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Eugenia, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Tucumcari, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Austin Montopolis Brg, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Snyder, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	monthly high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1949	Hajo, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	32 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

1807 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1949. 1949 had 384 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	280
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1