Weather Records on 16 July 1949

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1949. Highest significance: Kakinada, IN.

Key Facts for 16 July 1949

On 16 July 1949, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 404 daily.
Kakinada set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 16 July 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 16 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 16 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1949

Top 20 records on 16 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1949	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Springdale, CA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Sealy, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Badagara, IN	daily rain	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Taloda, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Americus, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Washim, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Jamner, IN	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Dhulia, IN	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Lacombe Cda, CA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Stewart, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Shahada, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	McGregor, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Woodsboro, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1949	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 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

1798 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1949. 1949 had 417 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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Data for records on 1949-07-16: 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	280
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1