Weather Records on 22 July 1949

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1949. Highest significance: Binya (Merribee), AU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1949

On 22 July 1949, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 413 daily.
Binya (Merribee) set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 22 July 1949.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 22 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sagrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatigaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 190.

Records on 22 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1949

Top 20 records on 22 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1949	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1949	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1949	Hathras, IN	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Etmadpur, IN	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Barabazar, IN	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Kalyanganj, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Springdale, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Firozabad, IN	all-time rain	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Jalesar, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Fatehabad, IN	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Waverly, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Sagrampur, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Wayne, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Bundi, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Farmerville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Chacon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1949	Mikhailovka, KZ	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 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 419 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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	273
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1