Weather Records on 7 May 1949

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1949. Highest significance: Borsat, IN.

Key Facts for 7 May 1949

On 7 May 1949, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 427 daily.
Borsat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 185.4 mm (7.3 in) on 7 May 1949.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 7 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yardie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gopiballabhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asansol Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 7 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 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

7 May 1949

Top 20 records on 7 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1949	Borsat, IN	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Hajipur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Hooghly, IN	all-time rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Begusarai, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Dewas Ar., IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Serampore, IN	all-time rain	250.2 mm (9.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Yardie Creek, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Nord-Rana, NO	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Koath, IN	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Asthawan, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1949	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1949	Sarmera, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1949	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1949	Gopiballabhpur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1949	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1949	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	50 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

1795 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 439 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	321
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1