Weather Records on 27 July 1949

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1949. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 27 July 1949

On 27 July 1949, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 409 daily.
Virden set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 27 July 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 27 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 27 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1949

Top 20 records on 27 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1949	Virden, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Medford, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Chatsu, IN	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Garden Head, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Wapashoe, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Oxford, GB	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Owk, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1949	Phelps, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1949	Varberg, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1949	Blair, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1949	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1949	Goorangoola, AU	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1949	Marengo, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	32 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

1805 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1949. 1949 had 418 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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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	269
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2