Weather Records on 9 May 1949

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1949. Highest significance: Alturas, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1949

On 9 May 1949, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 414 daily.
Alturas set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 9 May 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 9 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 9 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1949

Top 20 records on 9 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1949	Alturas, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Brevard, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Farmersburg, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1949	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Stratton, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Glacier, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Midnapore, IN	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1949	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	27 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 417 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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	310
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2