Weather Records on 3 July 1949

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1949. Highest significance: Escanaba, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1949

On 3 July 1949, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 556 daily.
Escanaba set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 3 July 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 3 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballantine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 85.

Records on 3 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 10, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1949

Top 20 records on 3 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1949	Escanaba, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1949	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Kurseong, IN	monthly rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	all-time high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Chhuikhadan, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Neidavasal, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Coimbra, PT	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Cheesman, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Munising, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Fessenden, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1949	Fergus Falls, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1949	Little Falls 2NNE, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1949	Muenster, DE	monthly low min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1949	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1949	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 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 572 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1949-07-03: 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 10	381
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2