Weather Records on 20 April 1949

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1949. Highest significance: The Rock (Bullenbong), AU.

Key Facts for 20 April 1949

On 20 April 1949, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 470 daily.
The Rock (Bullenbong) set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 20 April 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

477 stations

477 station records on 20 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lissington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 20 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1949

Top 20 records on 20 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1949	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Bhanga, IN	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Cowell, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Singimari, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Lissington, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Carinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Callaghan Creek Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Ceduna Post Office, AU	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Albury, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Jowai, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1949	Coolac (Hopewood), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1949	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1949	Pierce 1 E, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	43 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

1807 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1949. 1949 had 477 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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Data for records on 1949-04-20: 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	397
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2