Weather Records on 9 August 1949

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1949. Highest significance: Baihar, IN.

Key Facts for 9 August 1949

On 9 August 1949, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 685 daily.
Baihar set a daily record precipitation of 184.2 mm (7.3 in) on 9 August 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 9 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lintons Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 9 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 20, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1949

Top 20 records on 9 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1949	Baihar, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Sattur, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Woolgorong, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Badnera, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Perangery, AU	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Moran 5WNW, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Morawa West, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Ellore, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Surat, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Belleville, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Manarra, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Waterville Wwtp, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Blue Hill Coop, US	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Hyannis, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Coleman, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Bowgada, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1949	Buntine, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	37 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

1798 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1949. 1949 had 715 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-08-09: 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	537
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1