Weather Records on 18 June 1949

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1949. Highest significance: Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU.

Key Facts for 18 June 1949

On 18 June 1949, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 676 daily.
Raymond Terrace (Kinross) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 274.6 mm (10.8 in) on 18 June 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 18 June 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 June 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.8 mm (10.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 363.

Records on 18 June 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1949 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 46, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1949

Top 20 records on 18 June 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1949	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	all-time rain	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	all-time rain	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	monthly rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	all-time rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Granite Reef Dam, US	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Williams, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1949	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1949	Millers Forest School, AU	all-time rain	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1949	Stroud Post Office, AU	monthly rain	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1949	Parramatta, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1949	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1949	Maitland West, AU	monthly rain	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1949	Methven, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1949	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1949	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	56 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

1800 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 734 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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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	507
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	21
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1