Weather Records on 21 April 1949

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1949. Highest significance: Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US.

Key Facts for 21 April 1949

On 21 April 1949, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 440 daily.
Ft Myers Page Fld AP set a daily record precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 21 April 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 21 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbertree 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bomalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 21 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1949

Top 20 records on 21 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1949	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Milroy, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Charlton, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	The Wilgas, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Milan, IT	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	169 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Wilbertree 2, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1949	Walma, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	42 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 448 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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Data for records on 1949-04-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	330
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2