Weather Records on 15 June 1949

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1949. Highest significance: Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 15 June 1949

On 15 June 1949, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 644 daily.
Camden (Brownlow Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 15 June 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 15 June 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 June 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1949

Top 20 records on 15 June 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1949	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1949	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1949	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1949	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Brownsville, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Unanderra, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Narva, EE	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Xenia 6 SSE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Tullahoma, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Louisville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1949	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	48 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 662 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-06-15: 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 2026-10-17 (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	461
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	38
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3