Weather Records on 4 July 1949

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1949. Highest significance: Antigo, US.

Key Facts for 4 July 1949

On 4 July 1949, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 459 daily.
Antigo set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 4 July 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 4 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 4 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1949

Top 20 records on 4 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1949	Antigo, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Minocqua, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Amite, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Balandapara, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Coimbra, PT	daily high min	23.7 C (74.7 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Kurdege, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1949	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1949	Meadowlands 9 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1949	Alpine, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1949	Todgarh, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1949	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1949	Long Lake Dam, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1949	Phelps, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 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

1806 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1949. 1949 had 474 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1949-07-04: 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	314
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1