Weather Records on 10 August 1949

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1949. Highest significance: Palwal, IN.

Key Facts for 10 August 1949

On 10 August 1949, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 568 daily.
Palwal set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 10 August 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 10 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 10 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1949

Top 20 records on 10 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1949	Palwal, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1949	Garden Head, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1949	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1949	Macon, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1949	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1949	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1949	Crescent City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	W Pt, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Ninghan Station, AU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Cuyamaca, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Los Gatos, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Menard, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1949	Mohonk Lake, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	30 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

1814 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1949. 1949 had 586 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	417
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1