Weather Records on 23 July 1949

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1949. Highest significance: Caguas, PR.

Key Facts for 23 July 1949

On 23 July 1949, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 447 daily.
Caguas set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 23 July 1949.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 23 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 280.

Records on 23 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1949

Top 20 records on 23 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1949	Caguas, PR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Parksville, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Thief River Falls, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Cuddalore, IN	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Mandya, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Chengam, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Khandhla, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Bramfield Post Office, AU	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Alexandria, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Ajaigarh, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Palestine, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1949	Bendoc Park, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 453 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 10	277
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	3