Weather Records on 10 July 1949

392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1949. Highest significance: Higginsville, AU.

Key Facts for 10 July 1949

On 10 July 1949, 392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 382 daily.
Higginsville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 10 July 1949.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

392 stations

392 station records on 10 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gohana	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farukhnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khol	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

392 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 10 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1949

Top 20 records on 10 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1949	Higginsville, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1949	Widgiemooltha, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Gurgaon, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Rohtak, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Hood Rs, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Norseman, AU	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Venkatagirikota, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Alton, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Hooker, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Gohana, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Willcox, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Palma 2 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Graball, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Sohana, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Mehgaon, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1949	Papanasam, IN	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	38 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 392 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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	265
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2