Weather Records on 14 July 1949

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1949. Highest significance: Patiala Obsy, IN.

Key Facts for 14 July 1949

On 14 July 1949, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 425 daily.
Patiala Obsy set an all-time record daily precipitation of 238.0 mm (9.4 in) on 14 July 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 14 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wharparilla West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 238.

Records on 14 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1949

Top 20 records on 14 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1949	Patiala Obsy, IN	all-time rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1949	Longview, US	monthly rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Alma, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Cornelia Creek Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Towan, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Whroo, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Jatusana, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Lake Charm, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Sealy, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Richland Ctr, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Mologa Fine View, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Kerang, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Baindur, IN	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Krielsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Eureka, ZA	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Mead, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Wharparilla West, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Khibiny, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1949	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	35 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

1802 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1949. 1949 had 436 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1949-07-14: 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	341
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1