Weather Records on 6 August 1949

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1949. Highest significance: Cardabia, AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1949

On 6 August 1949, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 428 daily.
Cardabia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 6 August 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 6 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 6 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1949

Top 20 records on 6 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1949	Cardabia, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Skovorodino, RU	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Palladam, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Bassawan, IN	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Burnet, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1949	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1949	Pilger, CA	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1949	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1949	Saint John, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1949	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1949	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1949	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1949	Annur, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	27 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 464 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	330
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1