Weather Records on 5 July 1949

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1949. Highest significance: Sycamore, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 1949

On 5 July 1949, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 432 daily.
Sycamore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 5 July 1949.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 5 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arriba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 5 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 6, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1949

Top 20 records on 5 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1949	Sycamore, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Okeene, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Kavali, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Big St Germain Dam, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	River Falls, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Eastport, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Bemidji, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Trenton 2, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1949	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1949	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1949	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1949	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1949	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 years	34 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

1796 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 444 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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	253
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1