Weather Records on 23 April 1949

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1949. Highest significance: Tamar, IN.

Key Facts for 23 April 1949

On 23 April 1949, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 382 daily.
Tamar set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 23 April 1949.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 23 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aul	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 23 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1949

Top 20 records on 23 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1949	Tamar, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	Tangi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1949	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Deogarh (Bamra), IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Irwin 2 SE, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Kaslo, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Perpignan, FR	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Gardiner, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1949	Chatrapur, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	28 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

1800 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 401 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 10	265
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1