Weather Records on 24 April 1949

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1949. Highest significance: Maranguape, BR.

Key Facts for 24 April 1949

On 24 April 1949, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 341 daily.
Maranguape set a daily record precipitation of 103.5 mm (4.1 in) on 24 April 1949.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 24 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clark 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 24 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1949

Top 20 records on 24 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1949	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1949	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Astoria, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Macaiba, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Holyoke, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Itapage, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	San Antonio Nursery, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Katbari, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Gavle, SE	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Holly, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Wray, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Grand Marais, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1949	Chugwater, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 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 363 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	248
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1