Weather Records on 20 August 1949

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1949. Highest significance: Bucuresti Filaret, RO.

Key Facts for 20 August 1949

On 20 August 1949, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 415 daily.
Bucuresti Filaret set a monthly record daily precipitation of 135.4 mm (5.3 in) on 20 August 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 20 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 20 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1949

Top 20 records on 20 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1949	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1949	Osceola, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Boonville, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Khajauli, IN	daily rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Franklin, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Hvar, HR	daily low min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Uman, UA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Odesa, UA	all-time rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Kiev, UA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Laurel, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Joseph, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1949	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	34 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

1797 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1949. 1949 had 431 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 25	291
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1