Weather Records on 20 July 1949

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1949. Highest significance: Eden (Caravan Park), AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1949

On 20 July 1949, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 767 daily.
Eden (Caravan Park) set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 20 July 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 20 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 476.

Records on 20 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 36, daily 767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1949

Top 20 records on 20 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1949	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Bushy Park, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Dargo, AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Ormley, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Stratford, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Bonang, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Buchan, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1949	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Kew, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1949	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	56 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

1809 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1949. 1949 had 807 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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Data for records on 1949-07-20: 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	571
20 to 40	80
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2