Weather Records on 18 July 1949

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1949. Highest significance: Kingston, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1949

On 18 July 1949, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 514 daily.
Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 18 July 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 18 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	401.3 mm (15.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 357.

Records on 18 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 184.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1949

Top 20 records on 18 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1949	Kingston, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1949	Hancock, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Bird Island, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	McGregor (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Keedysville, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Venkatagirikota, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Halden, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Clinton, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Jamestown, AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Madhubani, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1949	Kindred (Invergordon), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 521 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1949-07-18: 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 25	401
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1